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This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

The final chapter in Ogami Ittō's quest for vengeance against the scheming clan that murdered his wife, ousted him from honorable life and tirelessly hounded him at every turn. After a brief pause for contemplation in the preceding chapter, the franchise's tendency toward wanton violence has returned in a big way. Ittō single-handedly dispatches close to 150 armed men, high in the cinematic record-books, with dozens of assists from his young son via their gimmicked baby cart. Though many are mere foot soldiers, a surprisingly large number are named, developed, wholly unique characters. That's been a trademark of the series: establish a wild cast of colorful, weird supporting players/rivals and then take turns dispensing with them in swift, decisive swordfights. One would think this might lead to fatigue, both in the audience and the creative room, but the well never seems to run dry and those abrupt, almost anticlimactic duels give the films a distinct, intense physical identity. A new director and a fresh setting also delivers a newer, more refined look and feel to this film. It's the best-shot entry in the series, no doubt, but also one of the most compelling stories. Where the Lone Wolf has thus far operated with relative impunity, negotiating with his blade, this last set of foes turn the tables by ruthlessly executing each innocent native he encounters. The guilt weighs heavily, especially when an entire hotel's staff and guests are hung out to dry, and that forces him to make some difficult decisions. Occasionally it carries things a bit too far - the mystical enemies who effectively swim through dirt are a major reach - but despite those eccentricities I consider this the best of the six films. The only thing it's missing is any sort of conclusion: we reach the very brink of a final duel and the foil merely disappears over the horizon, licking the wounds of his army and vowing to fight another day. It's a tremendous disappointment that they never polished this off, but perhaps it's best to leave on a high note.

The pretty lady flings a knife up, and it lands - WHAM! - in the top her opponent's skull. The next opponent advances, and the pretty lady plays with her knives like a juggler, until flinging one up that.... lands in the top of her opponent's skull. A third opponent who has been watching all this advances. You hear her thinking "Very good... you have discovered my knife secret..." His reward for figuring out her trick? She runs dead at him, jumps on his shoulders and... plunges a knife in the top of her opponent's skull.I wonder if this martial arts school's brochure says anything about the reason for the school's low matriculation rate. The film's first scene is one which you either have to laugh at or get angry over for the sheer stupidity of its wallow in violence. Sure it's absurd, ludicrous and silly enough to be comic. But I wasn't laughing. However, I did see again where Kill Bill and Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs and all that stuff came from... just before ejecting the DVD and looking for something more suitable.I can't recommend this film. Sorry.

This is the last episode of the BABY CART series, which centers around a father-and-son assassin duo who are out to destroy the Yagyu clan who betrayed them in the first installment of the series.This one has more of the usual inventive battles, including a fight with zombie-type ninjas, and a great end battle on skis through snow-covered mountains.This one didn't quite end the way I thought, and left itself open for another installment that never came. Regardless, this is yet another solid entry in this excellent series, and a fitting end to a legendary set of films. The cinematography, acting, sets and settings, and swordplay choreography are all up to par with the other films - which means even compared to contemporary films - these were lightyears ahead of their time. I highly recommend the whole series for anyone who's into martial arts or pinky-violence films. 8.5/10

The Lone Wolf and Cub or "Babycart" series of movies are a joy to watch. There's never a dull moment during Ogami and Diagoro's travels across the land they call "hell".White Heaven in Hell is the last installment to a great series. Ogami must face what's left of the Yagyu Clan including Lord Retsudo. Ogami must kill them all to avenge Azami's (Ogami's wife) death.This movie displays some great choreography (as always) Tomisaburo Wakayama is that good with the sword I sometimes tend to believe the guy is a real "masterless samurai". Although some of the fight scenes are a little confusing (the fight with the girl and the throwing daggers) on a whole this movie displays jaw-dropping sword fights...including an amusing final showdown battle in the snow.And as usual, the movie displays some weird techniques of eradicating others...including daggers through the head, and even a rocket launcher! This may sound weird, but that's Babycart for you. But it works...in a weird kind of way,In my opinion, Tomisaburo Wakayama is certainly up there with the likes of Toshiro Mifune...if better.The end of what's possibly the best samurai saga ever.8/10