Kagemusha (Cinema Reserve) (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) DVD Region 3

At seventy years of age, with his career on the downswing, legendary director Akira Kurosawa turned to the help of George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola, who served as producers on Kurosawa's epic Kagemusha. At that point in time, Kagemusha was the most expensive film ever to be made in Japan. The film is set in late sixteenth-century Japan, where three clans are battling for dominance and control of the land. When Lord Shingen of the Takeda clan is mortally wounded and sure to die, he orders that his death be kept a secret in order to preserve stability, and that his shadow warrior (Kagemusha) take his place. Shingen's doppleganger is a low-level thief, spared his life because of his uncanny resemblance to Shingen. However, despite the resemblence, fate runs its course, climaxing in a bloody battlefield finale.

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Product Title:	Kagemusha (Cinema Reserve) (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) 影武者 (DVD) (珍藏版) (香港版) 影武者 (DVD) (珍藏版) (香港版) Kagemusha (Cinema Reserve) (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) Kagemusha (Cinema Reserve) (DVD) (Hong Kong Version)
Artist Name(s):	Nakadai Tatsuya (Actor) 仲代 達矢 (Actor) 仲代 达矢 (Actor) 仲代達矢 (Actor) Nakadai Tatsuya (Actor)
Director:	Kurosawa Akira 黑澤明 黑泽明 黒沢明 Kurosawa Akira
Producer:	Coppola Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford
Release Date:	2007-04-23
Language:	Japanese
Subtitles:	English, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Thai, Tagalog
Country of Origin:	Japan
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Aspect Ratio:	1.85 : 1
Widescreen Anamorphic:	Yes
Sound Information:	Dolby Digital
Disc Format(s):	DVD-9, DVD
Region Code:	3 - South East Asia (including Hong Kong, S. Korea and Taiwan) What is it?
Duration:	159 (mins)
Publisher:	Deltamac (HK)
Other Information:	2DVDs
Package Weight:	180 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004778034

* Screen Format: 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
* Sound Mix: Dolby Digit 4.0
* DVD Type: DVD-9
* Special Features:
- Disc 1: Commentary With Kurosawa Scholar Stephen Prince
- Disc 2:
--Lucas, Coppola & Kurosawa
--Akira Kurosawa: It is Wonderful to Create
--Image: Kurosawa's Continuity
--Still Gallery: "A Vision Realized"
導演: 黑澤明
Director: Akira Kurosawa

疾如風　徐如林
掠如火　不動如山
殿堂級大師　不朽經典之作

榮獲多項國際大獎：
康城影展「金棕櫚大獎」．英國BAFTA「最佳導演」及「最佳服裝設計」．法國金像獎「最佳外語片」．意大利國家電影大衛斯獎「最佳導演」及「最佳監製」

天正元年，武田軍攻打德川軍的野田城，武田軍的首領武田信玄受狙擊而亡。為了不動搖軍心，由貌似信玄的影武者所扮，最後信玄死去的消息被曝光，影武者也因此被放逐。黑澤明在本片拍攝前繪製兩百多幅彩圖，不停展現其對本片確切的構思，而且也引導著本片場景的拍攝，使每一個畫面，如同一幅色彩鮮明的繪圖。從大隊人馬疾馳場面、壯觀的旗幟飄揚，特別是影武者夢見惡夢光景，以及武田軍戰敗境況，都可看出黑澤明獨特大膽的繪畫式表現手法。

WINNER OF :
*1980 Golden Palm at the Cannes Festival (tied with All That Jazz)
*Best Direction and Best Costume Design at the 1981 BAFTA Awards
*Best Foreign Film at French Acadamy Awards
*Best Director and Best Producer at the David di Donatello Awards

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 this 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, Foreign Language Film) and was co-winner of the grand prize at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. It is a milestone in the career of Akira Kurosawa.

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