Kagemusha the Shadow Warrior 影武者 (1980) (Region A Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) Japanese movie

$35.99 USD

Region Coding: Region A (Locked)

Starring:
Nakadai Tatsuya
Hagiwara Kenjchi
Yamazaki Tsutomu

Director:
Kurosawa Akira

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 2.0, DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Digital 5.1

Languages:
Japanese, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, German

Subtitles:
English, Traditional Chinese 繁體中文字幕, Korean, Spanish, Thai, French, German, Bahasa (Indonesia), Portuguese, Italian , Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Greek, Croatian, Dutch, Hebrew, Icelandic, Polish, Romanian, Turkish, Russian

Running Time:
159 minutes

Distributor:
20th Century Fox / Intercontinental Video Limited

Release Date:
13 Oct 2011

Synopsis:
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.