All meat, no fat.

Fantastic game, but something I never see pointed out is just how good the cutscenes are, that perfect framing and solemn storyboarding makes it feel like a modern take on classic samurai movies.

I've also always felt the film was directly inspired by Ran. Many designs and key visuals and even the castle siege scene are very similar. Even one of the attacks share its name with the family name of the movie's main character. Isshin is actually Hidetora, I have no proof but no doubts either.