4/5 No Closure
  by Eric T. Schiro (Medford, OR)
I would have to agree with the other review. Although, a good samurai film and a decent story line, this movie completely strays away from the first 2 films. There is no closure. Jokichi does not gain vengeance.
This is why I gave this film a rating of 4 stars.

I would recommend this trilogy to anyone who is a fan of harada yoshio.

4/5 The "Trail" Runs Cold
  by amsterdamaged
Judged on its owm merits, this is an excellent Samurai film, a perfect mix of arterial sprays and pathos than fans of the genre come to expect. Having said that, I came away disappointed. Why? No closure.

These films were marketed by Animeigo as the Mikogami "Trilogy", but this is not a trilogy. This is a series of films that apparently stopped getting made after the third installment. I assumed that this film was going to tie up all the loose ends, and that the third and final villian would meet a grand and glorious death. I was wrong.

While I would still recommend these excellent and highly entertaining films, you should know before proceeding that you'll never get to see the conclusion. It was never made.