Kagemusha (UK)
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"Swift as the wind. Silent as the forest. Fierce as the fire. Immovable as the mountain"
Certificate: PG
Running Time: 152 mins
Retail Price: £15.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
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 secret so that his enemies will not attack. The man chosen for this role is called Kagemusha (The Shadow Warrior). However, Kagemusha 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 16th century Japan, Kagemusha was nominated for two 1980 Academy Awards® (Art Direction/Set Decoration and Best Foreign Language Film) and was co-winner of the grand prize at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. Co-executive produced by Francis Coppola and George Lucas, Kagemusha remains a milestone in the brilliant career of director Akira Kurosawa.
Special Features:
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.78:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 4.0 Japanese
Subtitle Tracks:
Swedish
Finnish
English
CC: English
Danish
Norwegian
Directed By:
Akira Kurosawa
Written By:
Akira Kurosawa
Masato Ide
Starring:
Hideo Murota
Shuji Otaki
Kota Yui
Kenichi Hagiwara
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Tatsuya Nakadai
Soundtrack By:
Shinichirô Ikebe
Director of Photography:
Shoji Ueda
Masaharu Ueda
Takao Saitô
Asakazu Nakai
Kazuo Miyagawa
Production Designer:
Yoshirô Muraki
Producer:
Akira Kurosawa
Executive Producer:
Tomoyuki Tanaka
George Lucas
Francis Ford Coppola
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox
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