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Kagemusha [1980]
 
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Kagemusha [1980]
DVD ~ Tatsuya Nakadai
4.1 out of 5 stars  (18 customer reviews)
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Product details
  • Actors: Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kenichi Hagiwara, Jinpachi Nezu, Hideji Otaki
  • Directors: Akira Kurosawa
  • Format: PAL, Widescreen
  • Language Japanese
  • Subtitles: Danish, English, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
  • Region: Region 2 ( DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 3 Jun 2002
  • Run Time: 153 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  (18 customer reviews)
  • DVD Features:
    • Main Language: Japanese
    • Available Audio Tracks: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
    • Sub Titles: Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
    • Hearing Impaired: English
    • Disc Format: DVD 9
    • Interactive Menus
    • Scene Access
  • ASIN: B000065UHE
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,115 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Amazon.co.uk Review
The 1970s were difficult years for the great Japanese director Akira Kurosawa. Having been unable to secure full Japanese backing for his epic project Kagemusha, the 70-year-old master found American support from George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola, who served as co-executive producers (through 20th Century Fox) for this magnificent 1980 production--to that date the most expensive film in Japanese history. Set in the late-16th century, Kagemusha centres on the Takeda clan, one of three warlord clans battling for control of Japan at the end of the feudal period. When their leader Lord Shingen (Tatsuya Nakadai) is mortally wounded in battle, he orders that his death be kept secret and that his "kagemusha"--or "shadow warrior"--take his place for a period of three years to prevent clan disruption and enemy takeover. The identical double is a petty thief (also played by Nakadai) spared from execution due to his uncanny resemblance to Lord Shingen--but his true identity cannot prevent the tides of fate from rising over the Takeda clan in a climactic scene of battlefield devastation. Through stunning visuals and meticulous attention to every physical and stylistic detail, Kurosawa made a film that restored his status as Japan's greatest filmmaker, and the success of Kagemusha enabled the director to make his 1985 masterpiece, Ran. --Jeff Shannon

DVD Description
Produced by George Lucas and Frnacis Ford Coppola, the samurai film Kagemusha is set in the 16th Century feudal Japan and centres on the power struggle between the powerful warlord Shingen Takeda (Tatsuya Nakadai) and teo rival clans. Directed by Akira Kurosawa, this emotionally touching and philosophical story won the Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival in 1980.

Product Details
Feature Running time: 152 minutes
Language: English
Subtitles: Hard of hearing English, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish.
Original Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (16x9)
Sound Quality: Japanese 4.0 Stero 2.0 Mono



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