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Kagemusha is a 1980 historical drama directed by Akira Kurosawa, based on the true story of a thief who impersonated the dying warlord Takeda Shingen. The film won the Palme d'Or and depicts the Sengoku period of Japanese history and the Battle of Nagashino.
Dec 6, 2020 · In his late color masterpiece Kagemusha, Akira Kurosawa returns to the samurai film and to a primary theme of his career—the play between illusion and reality. Sumptuously reconstructing the splendor of feudal Japan and the pageantry of war, Kurosawa creates a historical epic that is also a meditation on the nature of power.
Oct 10, 1980 · A 1980 historical drama film by Akira Kurosawa about a thief who impersonates a samurai warlord in medieval Japan. The film depicts the political and military conflicts of the time, as well as the contrast between personality and office, and features a famous battle scene with matchlock rifles.
"Kagemusha" is a samurai drama by the director who most successfully introduced the genre to the West (with such classics as "The Seven Samurai" and "Yojimbo"), and who, at the age of seventy, made an epic that dares to wonder what meaning the samurai code -- or any human code -- really has in the life of an individual man.
Feb 26, 2018 · Directed by Akira Kurosawa. With Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki and Ken'ichi Hagiwara.Kagemusha Blu-ray (Criterion) https://www.criterion.com/films/948Kag...
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A peasant thief impersonates a warlord and becomes entangled in the power struggles of feudal Japan. Kurosawa's historical epic is a meditation on the nature of power and a masterpiece of cinematography and storytelling.
