is bleach episode 71 filler?

While Ichigo Kurosaki, Rukia Kuchiki, and Uryū Ishida face down Ryō Utagawa and the snakes produced by his Doll, Fried, from the front of the parking lot, Orihime Inoue and Yasutora Sado run around the two trucks flanking Utagawa and crouch behind him, prompting a smirking Utagawa to claim that a five-against-one battle seems cowardly. However, Ichigo simply tells him to shut up and instructs Uryū to stay close while Utagawa decides to not hold back in these circumstances.