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... This scene and the following scene which involves Algren in an opium den recounting the slaughtering of Sioux (the Sioux are paralleled with the samurai throughout the film) are clearly an attempt to portray our hero as self destructive and in need of some type of redemption.
As it turns out the American army officer and the Japanese gentlemen have come to America to hire Algren as an advisor to the Emperor of Japan who is attempting to modernize his army and is experiencing resistance from the samurai -- a group of warriors who exist for the soul purpose serving the Emperor whom they see as a divine figure. The various aspects of the Samurai bushido or code are what drive the film and give it focus. For example, the samurai sword is the centerpiece of their culture, "It takes years to make a sword. ... " It is this conflict between the old (samurai sword) and the new (gun) that has brought Algren to Japan. ... He is only there a short while when he is forced to take this inexperienced army to fight 500 samurai who are hindering the building of a railroad into the mountains of Western Japan.
Approximate Word count = 819
Approximate Pages = 3.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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