Kagemusha
Reconstructing the splendor of feudal Japan and the pageantry of war, Kurosawa creates a soaring historical epic about a peasant impersonating a nobleman in battle. Kagemusha is presented in its original 180 min. uncut Japanese version, not the shortened "international version" presented b...
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| Language: | Japanese |
| Edition: | [Special ed.]. |
| Series: | Criterion collection ;
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| Summary: | Reconstructing the splendor of feudal Japan and the pageantry of war, Kurosawa creates a soaring historical epic about a peasant impersonating a nobleman in battle. Kagemusha is presented in its original 180 min. uncut Japanese version, not the shortened "international version" presented by 20th Century Fox. |
| Item Description: | Widescreen (letterbox format) Originally released as a motion picture in 1980. Special features: [disc 1] audio commentary by Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince. [disc 2] Lucas, Coppola, and Kurosawa (19 min., 2005 ; interview with Lucas and Coppola) ; 41 min. documentary on Kagemusha (part of the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It is Wonderful to Create) ; Image: Kurosawa's Continuity (43 min. video that reconstructs Kagemusha through Kurosawa's paintings and sketches) ; Suntory commercials made on set ; storyboards. Booklet featuring new essay by Peter Grilli, an interview by Tony Rayns, and biographical sketches by Japanese film historian Donald Richie. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (45 pages ; 19 cm). |
| Format: | DVD, region 1; stereo. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Music, Ikebe Shinʼichiro ; cinematography, Saitō Takao, Ueda Masaharu. |
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[United States] :
Criterion,
[2005]
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| ISBN: | 1559409541 9781559409544 |
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| Call Number: |
PN1995.9.F6753 K344 2005 |
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| PN1995.9.F6753 K344 2005 | Available Place a Hold |