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Storyline very poor, and having English subtitles in white text on a mostly white background didn't help. Maybe you'll get more out of it if you speak Japanese, but otherwise don't bother. I thought I had read somewhere that the US remake was better - I certainly enjoyed the first US film.

Having read the book on which this film is based a few years ago, it was interesting to see how Hopkins turned this into a different medium. Stand out performances have got to be Geoffrey Rush and Stephen Fry as Sellers and Woodruff respectively. Well worth a watch.