Interesting film, with a very charismatic lead. Kurosawa was one of the writers for this, and it felt very similar to Yojimbo to me. The fight scenes were the weakest part of the film, and I also wish that the neat music from the DVD menu had been in the film rather than the soundtrack they chose.

An engaging story about corruption and graft, and makes some sharp comments about government. The hero, a commissioner newly appointed to clean up the town, manages to get the job done without once stepping foot in his office. It's got a serviceable balance of intrigue, comedy and action. The comedy is mostly strong (a few dumb moments notwithstanding) but it could have used a little more action. It's rather talky at first and takes a little while to get going. Also, the synthesizer score is horrible.