Kagemusha (1980)
When a powerful warlord in medieval Japan dies, a poor thief recruited to impersonate him finds difficulty living up to his role and clashes with the spirit of the warlord during turbulent times.
Cast and Information
Directed By: Akira Kurosawa
Written By: Akira Kurosawa, Masato Ide
Starring: Takashi Shimura, Tatsuya Nakadai, Kamatari Fujiwara, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Hideji Ôtaki, Mitsuko Baishô, Kaori Momoi, Jinpachi Nezu, Ken'ichi Hagiwara, Daisuke Ryû, Masayuki Yui, Takayuki Shiho
AKA: The Shadow Warrior
Country: Japan
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Awe-inspiring visuals, which is to be expected. However, I don't know how necessary the final half hour is? The main character's story is over by that point. An impressive set piece and haunting visuals follow, which are fine and all - but narratively-speaking, I'd argue it's unnecessary.
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A languid and melancholy film about a warlord's retainers trying to uphold an ideal that has been hollowed out by the death of the man that embodied it. Not at all riveting like other Kurosawa epics. Has anti-narrative qualities like major events left offscreen (including battles) and a barely characterized cipher for a main character. There are attributes of a masterpiece here but no other Kurosawa film has taken me this much effort to appreciate. (Stephen Prince commentary track helped a lot)
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Some very impressive staging and imagery, in particular the dream sequence, but the story, about guys doing some guy stuff, is lacking, the underlying themes have limited interest, and, regardless of the numbers of extras and horses hired, the aesthetic too often veers towards kitsch.
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Kagemusha had no excuse for not being great, so I'm gonna be hard on it. The basic plot is elegant and promises a psychologically intense experience. Unfortunately, the realization is not up to it. Even the dramatically relevant scenes lack some backbone, and these are so diluted with irrelevant generic epic stuff you are hardly awake to really catch them. The Oda Nobunaga related historical references (as well as the acting) are distracting and annoyingly scholar.
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Epic in scope, but suprisingly slow - many scenes are simply static camera conversations between seated characters. Fortunately, the costumes and colors are fantastic to look at, so the film never drags.
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An epic film about the death of a great warlord which his clan survived only on his power. His body double is then recruited to pretend to be the warlord for 3 years to keep the clan from falling apart.
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Not, in honesty, enough story to sustain the entirety of its three hours, but something of a visual masterpiece. Those colours...
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It has elements of greatness, but the story is ultimately not compelling enough to keep one interested for three hours.
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