Kagemusha - Criterion Collection
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Features
• Closed-captioned
• Color
• Dolby
• DVD-Video
• Special Edition
• Subtitled
• Widescreen
• NTSC
In Theaters : 06 October, 1980
DVD Release : 29 March, 2005 |
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Kagemusha - Criterion Collection description
The 1970s were difficult years for the great Japanese director Akira Kurosawa. Following the box-office failure of his 1970 film Dodes'ka-den and an unsuccessful suicide attempt, Kurosawa was unable to find financial backing in Japan, and he made his acclaimed 1975 film Dersu Uzala in Siberia with Russian financing. With only partial Japa ... review details
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Kagemusha - Criterion Collection Customer Reviews
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A classic of early color cinematography
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| I'm no film buff: indeed, I seem to be going through a bout of revisiting icons of my college years. Kurasawa's "Seven Samurai" left lasting memories and I wanted to see more of this great director's work. The booklet giving background to Kagemusha was very helpful to me and I found the plot twist to be one that provoked further reflection in the days after I had watched the film. It is one that I will keep and will watch again from time to time. I agree with an earlier reviewer that the film has a number of relatively static set pieces, mostly associated with clan council meetings or the reception of emissaries. There is a fascinating scene where an early "sniper" demonstrates an ingenious technique for setting up the fatal shot on which the plot turns. At times the effect is a bit "archaic" and a bit reminiscent of one of the early Russian historic "epic" films about a Prince who defeats the Teutonic knights. Still, the film held my interest all by itself, without reference to the history of the cinema. |
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