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	Kagemusha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The film was released in 1980 and is generally considered a great costume reincarnation of feudal Japan with its endless warlordism as well as the story of a man with a divided personality, or more generally that of an actor who falls too deep into his role.
		By imitating Shingen's gestures, the kagemusha appears to take on the attitude of a zen master, and is able to awe even the bodyguards and wakashu who know his secret.
		The kagemusha is forced to lead reinforcements to the Battle of Takatenjin, and inspires his troops to victory.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kagemusha (1050 words)

	DVD Verdict Review - Kagemusha: Criterion Collection
		Kagemusha was Kurosawa's first attempt to revisit the historical epic genre that epitomized the early success of his career, and with it came a lot of Kurosawa's own personal lamentations about the state of the film industry and his perceived worth as an artist.
		In Kagemusha, the shadow clone is an anti-hero, not a leader but merely an imitator, trying to fill in the footsteps of a great man. Kurosawa plays the role of both Shingen and the body double, imitating himself in order to re-claim what he had lost.
		In fact, it is a sad, bitter, and jaded film, a film of the death of an era, a shift from the romanticism of the samurai medieval period to the modern unification of feudal Japan.
	www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/kagemusha.php (4243 words)

	Kagemusha (1980) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		"Kagemusha" is one of those films which wasn't intended as a great success, yet it became that, winning the Golden Palm and giving Kurosawa back his much needed acclaim in Japan and re-establishing his reputation as the giant of Asian cinema.
		He is so emotionally involved in his part as Kagemusha that it seems almost uncanny.
		The ending is very hard to watch, both the scene where Kagemusha is thrown out in the rain and the last scene which illustrates the death of the Takeda clan.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0080979 (607 words)

	The DVD Journal \| Quick Reviews: Kagemusha: The Criterion Collection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Kagemusha turned out to be a commercial success — although that was only of limited help to the director, who still had to go to French investors to fund his next picture, Ran.
		In Kagemusha, the director returned to feudal Japan in the late 1500s and the world of the samurai, telling the story of a powerful warlord, Shingen, head of the Takeda clan, who's killed in battle.
		After fulfilling his role intermittently, the kagemusha learns of the warlord's death and refuses to go on with the ruse, saying that his promise was only to Shingen, not to his retainers.
	www.dvdjournal.com /quickreviews/k/kagemusha_cc.q.shtml (733 words)

	R2 project: Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Kagemusha is no different; the stunning and unforgettable climax is a sight to behold and truly makes the film.
		It is here that the film takes off, as the kagemusha must take his place as leader of the clan and Kurosawa explores the nature of power and truth (despite the change in leadership the world goes on unchanged; enemies still fear the clan) and that of a life lived in someone else's shadow.
		Kagemusha is a very slowly paced film, favouring tactical battle sequences and the destruction that follows them over visceral combat sequences and, indeed, favouring neat static scenes of dialogue over everything else.
	www.r2-dvd.org /article.jsp?sectionId=4&articleId=4037 (878 words)

	Kagemusha
		Many mistakes are made by Kagemusha in his attempt to be Shingen all day and all of the night, but luckily they are only witnessed by the few people that know he's an imposter.
		Kagemusha is about the "leader" in the battles, and his job is simply to sit calmly, motionless.
		Kagemusha is a throwback to the old days, employing thousands of extras with elaborate colorful battle outfits.
	www.metalasylum.com /ragingbull/movies/kagemusha.html (3156 words)

	Kagemusha Reviews
		Kagemusha was an expensive film by Japanese standards, and Kurosawa had alienated himself from Japanese studios with his cutting comments about their commercialism.
		Now, in its wake, Kagemusha projects it as an empty form by elaborating a world in which illusion and image replace enlightenment and in which personality is hollowed out and becomes a role, to be performed with great artifice, as human will and free choice are crushed beneath the weight of destiny.
		Kagemusha is a virtual catalog of Kurosawa motifs, which, however, are not integrated into a new whole but exist as mere fragments.
	www.willamette.edu /~rloftus/jfilm/kage.html (848 words)

	JFS Kagemusha
		Kagemusha means "shadow warrior" and Tatsuya Nakadai plays a petty thief who is employed in this role by a sixteenth century Japanese warlord known as Shingen Takeda, also played by Tatsuya Nakadai.
		The kagemusha disguises himself as his master and accompanies the clan into its frequent battles.
		Unaware of the subterfuge, the troops are both inspired by the presence of their lord and spurred on by fear of his wrath if they fail in the fight.
	www.mnlg.com /jfs/archive_R/97_kagemu.html (297 words)

	Static Multimedia - Kagemusha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Concentrating on the seated kagemusha and his protective flank of soldiers, the battle is only heard.
		Kagemusha is also saddled with a wildly inappropriate score by Kurosawa newcomer Shinichiro Ikebe.
		In this sense, Kagemusha can be seen less as a return to form for its director than as a dress rehearsal for the great film to come.
	www.staticmultimedia.com /content/film/reviews/dvd/review_1113323767 (1149 words)

	DVD of the Week: (04-02-05): Kagemusha
		Kagemusha is about both of these things: a) the double, and b) the men behind the throne who believe they can control him and change the fate of their world by doing so.
		Kagemusha is more explicitly ambitious and philosophical: it’s not even really about the kagemusha, but about how his importance is ultimately illusory in every sense.
		Kagemusha marked a return to glory for its director, Akira Kurosawa, one of the greatest of directors who nevertheless had been long out of favor in his own country for decades.
	www.thegline.com /dvd-of-the-week/2005/04-02-2005.htm (1815 words)

	Kagemusha - Movie Review
		In the gripping first scene, he introduces his brother to Kagemusha (also Tatsuya Nakadai), a thief about to be crucified were it not for his resemblance to Shingen.
		As the moment unfolds, Kagemusha challenges Shingen, claiming that it is Shingen and not himself who is the criminal.
		Nakadai’s performance as Kagemusha and Shingen is impressive, creating two distinct characters, one of whom eerily mimics the other.
	www.contactmusic.com /new/film.nsf/reviews/kagemusha (652 words)

	DVD.net : Kagemusha - DVD Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		And so this kagemusha takes on the unenviable task of full-time impersonator, repressing his own personality and assuming the mantle of impotent leader; successfully fooling Singen’s family and friends, and playing his part in battle.
		But slowly the pressure starts to tell as the kagemusha, a common man elevated far above his station and plagued with pity and self-doubt, longs for his old life and his long forgotten sense of self...
		Like Kurosawa’s other samurai films, Kagemusha is decidedly anti-war and thematically Kurosawa questions the value of life in the context of the rigid class system that existed in Japan at the time.
	www.dvd.net.au /goto.cgi?http://www.dvd.net.au/review.cgi?review_id=2201 (1451 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Kagemusha at Epinions.com
		That night, Kagemusha has a vivid nightmare in which he is chased by Shingen across a surreal landscape until finally the great warlord disappears and Kagemusha is then at a loss as to whether to follow or continue fleeing.
		In Kagemusha, Kurosawa used the novel device of introducing an outsider – a mere thief – to illustrate the extent to which so much of politics and warmongering is based on individuals playing prescribed roles rather than thinking clearly as individual human beings.
		Kagemusha can assume the role of the lord of the clan and can be recast in the role of a peasant and thrown out into the rain.
	www.epinions.com /content_159615782532 (3610 words)

	Kagemusha (1980) - Review - Piddleville
		I probably saw the movie Kagemusha first back in 1980 or 1981, when it was first released in North America with 20 minutes removed from the film Akira Kurosawa made.
		I’ve not seen Kagemusha since, not till last night when I watched the Criterion DVD — Kurosawa’s fully restored, 180 minute version in a transfer that is outstanding.
		The thief does become a kagemusha for the Takeda leader but then Shingen is mortally wounded by a sniper.
	www.piddleville.com /DigitalMovies/Review259_Kagemusha.htm (850 words)

	Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior (1980) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Kagemusha - The Shadow Warrior is by no means a bad movie, although it is a little stilted and slow at times compared to his other great movies (eg: Seventh Samurai, Yoshimbo and Ran).
		The now cast-out Kagemusha takes refuge in a small shack by the lake to watch proceedings but when he is almost discovered by a group of spies bent on finding out the truth about the jar, he realises that his former lord's death must continue to be disguised while the clan regroups and reorganises.
		Believing discovery will harm his clan, the Kagemusha rushes back to the clan leaders and begs to be allowed to continue his deception, thereby thwarting the spies and giving his clan more time.
	www.michaeldvd.com.au /Reviews/Reviews.asp?ID=3530 (2068 words)

	Kagemusha/ Daggers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		This time, Kurosawa fought his way out of the lower depths, obsessively painting a series of 200 watercolor storyboards for the project to be called "Kagemusha." A painter of great power in the Japanese tradition, he felt that admirers at least would be left with a glimpse of his brooding yet colorful visions.
		"Kagemusha" went on to win the Palme d'Or at the Festival de Cannes, dazzling the jury with its scope and visuals.
		"Kagemusha" also put off devotees of Kurosawa's earlier heroic and humanistic works because the aging director kept his warlords and their advisers at a distance, Prince says.
	www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/reviews/review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000865911 (1086 words)

	The Rugged Elegance World Marketplace \| DVD : Kagemusha - Criterion Collection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Set in the late 16th century, Kagemusha centers on the Takeda clan, one of three warlord clans battling for control of Japan at the end of the feudal period.
		The identical double is a petty thief (also played by Nakadai) spared from execution due to his uncanny resemblance to Lord Shingen--but his true identity cannot prevent the tides of fate from rising over the Takeda clan in a climactic scene of battlefield devastation.
		Kurosawa was a keen businessman and his reputation in the West was entrenched with "Kagemusha" and "Ran", he knew what (American) audiences think of as heroic and mystical about "historical" Japan: Kurosawa's art takes a great deal on its impetus from what Americans (or Westerners) imagine about Japan.
	www.ruggedelegantliving.com /cgi-bin/amazon/amazon_products_feed.cgi?Operation=ItemLookup&ItemId=B00005JLEJ (839 words)

	CineGeek
		The thief known as Kagemusha, also played by Tatsuya Hakadai, is soon employed by the Takeda clan and trained to become the official “double” for Shingen.
		While the true Shingen was a powerful and staid man, Kagemusha suffers from bouts of insecurity, low self esteem and a pretty significant tendency to be somewhat cowardly.
		Kagemusha is presented with the respect and care the film deserves.
	www.cinegeek.com /DVD_reviews/dvd_reviews_2005/kagemusha.htm (1050 words)

	Film as Art: Danél Griffin's Guide to Cinema
		Kagemusha is a film about such a man who never quite knows what to expect, a man whose loyalties and perspectives shift until the final moments when he makes his final, triumphant stand for a cause that seems to surprise even him.
		This man is a kagemusha, which means “shadow warrior.” The film speculates on historical events, in which a great warlord/king during sixteenth century Japan (Tatsuya Nakadai, who plays both the leader and his double) is killed in battle.
		And Kagemusha is also a strapping adventure story, filled with exciting images of war, as well as a historical drama depicting the fall of a great warlord.
	uashome.alaska.edu /~jndfg20/website/kagemusha.htm (1330 words)

	George Wythe College (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Kagemusha is, in fact, despite its Japanese subject matter, in the line of the Western and Roman epics, an extension of the Greek heroic code.
		Kagemusha, a modern classic, speaks to us with a peculiar power in a time when all energies seem to be devoted to self-preservation and to bodily comfort.
		As Kagemusha makes clear, greatness of soul is an aspect of human being as such, but it is not a quality that comes naturally.
	www.gwc.edu /newsletter_2001_nov.asp (4791 words)

	DVD: Kagemusha (Criterion)
		Criterion's Kagemusha release is a shinning example of how a company's effort pays off in the long run, as this release contains a solid video and audio presentation while sporting the best extras of any Toho film on a region 1 DVD to date.
		Those familiar with Kagemusha know that this is a film which utilizes a lush presentation of color through out, so it's nice to see Criterion supply the disc with a very vibrant array.
		Kagemusha is presented here in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, and is Anamorphic for widescreen TVs.
	www.tohokingdom.com /web_pages/dvd/kagemusha_crit.htm (1143 words)

	The Criterion Collection: Kagemusha
		In his late, color masterpiece Kagemusha, Akira Kurosawa returned to the samurai film and to a primary theme of his career—the play between illusion and reality.
		The Criterion Collection is proud to present Kagemusha for the first time in its full-length version in the United States.
		Kagemusha is presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1.
	www.criterionco.com /asp/release.asp?id=267 (188 words)

	Deep Discount DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Because of Kagemusha's strong physical similarities to the warlord, he's a perfect choice for a "shadow warrior." However, the arrangement suddenly changes when Shingen gets fatally wounded while watching a battle.
		Adhering to Shingen's final wish, the warlord's men keep the death a secret, and Kagemusha struggles to transform himself from a criminal into a leader.
		KAGEMUSHA marked a welcome return for the legendary director, who had not made a movie since 1974.
	www.deepdiscountdvd.com /dvd.cfm?itemID=HVD001775 (185 words)

	Kagemusha Taiko Company (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Drawing on the idea of Celtic knots, but retaining the basic comma shape, it reflects Kagemusha Taiko's principle of creating new work that is true to one's own culture, while understanding and respecting others.
		Since the establishment of Kagemusha Taiko, Jonathan has had the role of lead trainer and artistic director, composing and choreographing the group's repertoire as well as devising trraining curriculum and producing training videos and other teaching materials.
		As a company limited by guarantee, Kagemusha Taiko has a volunteer board of directors who make a significant contribution to the continued growth and success of the company.
	www.kagemusha.com /kagemushataiko.htm (755 words)

	Kagemusha (1980)
		But Kagemusha, his 1980 samurai epic, stands directly next to Ran in its grandeur, violence, and poetic blush.
		In contrast, however, Kagemusha has a distinctly off feel—a strange sensation of irony and stiffness mixed with sweeping spectacle that the viewer can never fully absorb.
		A picture that was a longstanding obsession for the director, and one that was made after a decade of personal problems, Kagemusha was initially rejected for financial backing in Japan.
	www.reel.com /movie.asp?MID=673&buy=open&PID=10115730&Tab=reviews&CID=18 (793 words)

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