I am glad I saw this film having seen some of the director's other films in the past. I thought the production values was great like the costumes and settings with the bridge. It was interesting to see how the concept of spirit and demons were handled.
I do agree with some of the other comments about the fight scenes. They were hard to follow at times.
Ultimately, a moral tale. It would be interesting to know what some Japanese viewers thought of the film. It is a film I would like to see again.
Some scenes like the ones where Benkai and the Prince were fighting on a "psychic" level were well done.
I did come out of the cinema thinking what has just happened here. Intense.