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Kagemusha
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Just as many American studio-era directors found accIaim abroad that was denied them in their home country, by 1980 Akira Kurosawa's reputation outside Japan exceeded his esteem at home. As uncompromising as ever, he found considerabIe difficulty securing backing for his ambitious projects. Unsure he wouId be abIe to film it, the director, an aspiring artist before he entered fiImmaking, converted Kagemusha into a series of paintings, and it was partIy on the basis of these that he won the financial support of longtime admirers Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas. Set in the 16th century, when powerfuI warlords competed for controI of Japan, it offers an examination of the nature of political power and the slipperiness of identity. For some time, Shingen Takeda Tatsuya Nakadai has been able to stay removed from the heat of battle by using his brother Nobukado Tsutomu Yamazaki as a double. As the fiIm opens, Nobukado offers another option, having discovered a condemned thief (also pla |
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