"Director Hideo Gosha's one famous tiff involves a dispute with the great Toshiro Mifune who, it is said, had been hired to star in 'Goyokin'. But Mifune hated the coldness of the shoot (it was filmed in Northern Japan) and got to feuding with Gosha; he quit, Nakadai was hired and thus began a long and profitable association with Gosha that produced 10 films." - Stephen Hunter (Washington Post)
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monty
"Director Hideo Gosha's one famous tiff involves a dispute with the great Toshiro Mifune who, it is said, had been hired to star in 'Goyokin'. But Mifune hated the coldness of the shoot (it was filmed in Northern Japan) and got to feuding with Gosha; he quit, Nakadai was hired and thus began a long and profitable association with Gosha that produced 10 films." - Stephen Hunter (Washington Post)hanseco
One of the best samurai-movies out there!Tatsuya Nakadai magical as always!