| Edition |
DVD edition. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 fold-out booklet (19 cm). |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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stamping rdapm |
| Description |
digital optical surround Dolby Digital rda |
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NTSC rdabs |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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region 1 rdare |
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Motion picture. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 267 |
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Criterion collection ; 267.
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| System Details |
DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; widescreen; Dolby Digital discrete surround, stereo ; dual layer ; new, restored high-definitition digital transfer. |
| Language |
In Japanese with optional English subtitles. |
| Cast |
Nakadai Tatsuya, Yamazaki Tsutomu, Hagiwara Ken'ichi, Nezu Jinpachi, Ōtaki Shūji. |
| Credits |
Music, Ikebe Shin'ichiro ; cinematography, Saitō Takao, Ueda Masaharu ; screenplay, Kurosawa Akira, Ide Masato. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1980. |
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Aspect ratio: 1.85:1. |
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Booklet includes essay: Kagemusha: from painting to film pageantry by Peter Grilli. |
| Summary |
In 16th century feudal Japan, a thief is saved from execution to train as a double for one of the warlords, Shingen. Three warlords, Shingen, Nobunaga, and Ieyasu, battle for total power over Japan. When Shingen receives a mortal wound, the double must take his place to hold the Takeda clan together. |
| Note |
Special features: [disc 1] new, restored high-definition digital transfer enhanced for widescreen televisions; audio commentary by Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince, author of The Warrior's Camera: the Cinema of Akira Kurosawa; includes U.S. trailer, Japanese teaser and Japanese trailer; [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 by Masayuki Yui that reconstructs Kagemusha through Kurosawa's paintings and sketches) ; A vision realized (Kurosawa's original storyboards are featured alongside their corresponding scenes) ; Suntory commercials made on set ; storyboards. Booklet featuring new essay by Japanese culture expert Peter Grilli, an interview by Japanese film expert Tony Rayns, and biographical sketches by Japanese film historian Donald Richie. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. The film -- disc 2. The supplements. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Subject |
Samurai -- Japan -- Drama.
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Daimyo -- Japan -- Drama.
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Impersonation -- Drama.
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Impersonation. (OCoLC)fst00968149
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Daimyo. (OCoLC)fst00886789
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Samurai. (OCoLC)fst01104697
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Japan. (OCoLC)fst01204082
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Samurai films. (OCoLC)fst01710334
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Feature films -- Japan.
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Historical films -- Japan.
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War films -- Japan.
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Samurai films -- Japan.
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Foreign films.
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Motion pictures -- Japan.
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Japanese language films.
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Historical films. (OCoLC)fst01710314
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War films. (OCoLC)fst01710402
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Feature films.
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Historical films.
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War films.
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Samurai films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Fiction films.
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| Added Author |
Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998, film producer, film director, screenwriter.
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黒澤明, 1910-1998.
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Tanaka, Tomoyuki, 1910-1997, film producer.
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田中友幸, 1910-1997.
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Ide, Masato, 1920-1989, screenwriter.
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井出雅人, 1920-
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Saitō, Takao, 1929-2014, director of photography.
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Ueda, Shōji, 1938- director of photography.
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Ikebe, Shin'ichirō, composer (expression)
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Nakadai, Tatsuya, 1932- actor.
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仲代達也, 1932-
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Yamazaki, Tsutomu, 1936- actor.
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山崎努, 1936-
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Hagiwara, Ken'ichi, 1950-2019, actor.
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萩原健一, 1950-
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Nezu, Jinpachi, 1947-2016, actor.
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根津甚八, 1947-
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Ōtaki, Hideji, 1925-2012, actor.
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大滝秀治.
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Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha.
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東宝株式会社.
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Kurosawa Purodakushon.
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黒澤プロダクション.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| ISBN |
$22.49 |
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168143296X |
| Standard No. |
715515197212 |
| Music No. |
CC2760D Criterion |
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