Kagemusha - Special Edition (2 Disc Set)

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First Released: 4/06/08
Genres: Drama, War, Historical
DVD: 4 (will only play on Region 4 and Multi-Region DVD players)
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Description

Shingen, a powerful warlord, has become as legendary as the motto emblazoned on his war banners – “Swift as the wind, silent as the forest, fierce as the fire, immovable as the mountain”. As he lies dying from his battle wounds, Shingen orders his clan to find a double to replace him – to keep his death a secret so that his enemies will not attack. The man chosen for this role is called Kagemusha (The Shadow Warrior). However this double turns out to be a petty criminal who must somehow transform himself into a great leader and command the allegiance of 25,000 samurai warriors.

An epic drama of feudal conflict in the 16th century Japan, Kagemusha was nominated for 2 1980 Academy Awards (Art Direction – Set Decoration, Foreign language Film) and was co-winner of the grand prize at the 1980 Canes Film Festival.

Special Features

Commentary with Kurasawa Stephen Prince
Interviews with Lucas, Coppola and Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful To Create
Image: Kurosawa's Continuity
Three Suntory Whisky Commercials
Three Original Trailers

Actors

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Distributor

Fox

Rating

Year of Production

1980

Country of Origin

Japan

Run Time (minutes)

152

Language

Japanese

Subtitle Language

English,
English - HI

Audio Format

Dolby Digital 4.0 Surround

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1 16:9 Enhanced

Transfer Aspect Ratio

Widescreen

Media Format

DVD-Video

First Released

2008-06-04

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