The Shadow Warrior (Kagemusha)
2 hr 59 min
When a warlord dies, a peasant thief is called upon to impersonate him, and then finds himself haunted by the warlord’s spirit as well as his own ambitions. In his late color masterpiece Kagemusha, Akira Kurosawa returns to the samurai film and to a primary theme of his career—the play between illusion and reality. Sumptuously reconstructing the splendor of feudal Japan and the pageantry of war, Kurosawa creates a historical epic that is also a meditation on the nature of power.
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The Samurai Films of Akira Kurosawa
Past Event
A collection of samurai films from the incomparable Akira Kurosawa. While his Samurai films are only a small selection of his filmography, they undoubtedly helped to form his legecy.
From: Friday, January 12, 2024 at 4:00 PM • To: Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 11:55 PM
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- Genre:Historical, Drama, War movie
- Director:Akira Kurosawa
- Cast:Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Ken'ichi Hagiwara
