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Originally Posted by Dalillama
Rather, he was one of the robbers, who was left for dead after the others betrayed him.
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Okay, now I remember that. Its been a long time since I saw it. :)
I first saw it as a "movie of the week," on television, as a kid, and I loved it. I saw it, again, as an adult, and realized the excellent idea had flaws in the execution. Basically, they had to contrive some scenes so Mifune's character could be effective and, as an adult viewer, those seemed a bit ham-fisted.
Still a good film, though, and the problems could have been easily avoided if the writer or director had thought things through, a tiny bit better. Give Mifune's character a bow and some Zen archery skills, and have the denouement require some stealth against an even more numerous enemy.
Mifune's character leads the way in, and Bronson's shoots the way out.