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I don't sympathize with Ginkaku too much. He himself know that he got poisoned by the sword's charm and power, and he couldn't pull himself out of it. His days as a warrior is over as soon as he was unable to leave the sword. Instead of homing his skills so he comes better, he relied entirely upon the sword for his power. You can argue that his attacks are meaningless without the weapon, but I don't buy that case entirely because he himself mentioned that once he tasted the power of the sword he can't let it go again.
The only point that I sympathize with him is in the end when he asked Togame if she would have granted his wishes, AND he didn't feel sorry that he slashed her, which means he held very true his ideal of protecting his home. At that point, he very well know he could lose, but yet he showed more concern for his hometown than the sword, which meant while he failed as a swordsman, yet he still trump as a protector with great devotion.
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