KAGEMUSHA (1980) - ♦♦♦♦

Directed by - Akira Kurosawa

Written by - Masato Ide, Akira Kurosawa

Starring - Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomi Tamazaki, Ken'ichi Hagiwara

"A petty thief is hired as a double to a samurai warlord. When the lord dies, he is forced to take up arms in his place. Kagemusha is a simply structured film which quite often expands into territories of dreamlike poetry. While the story itself may seem a little stretched for its length, and indeed gives the film a few dead moments, visually speaking Kagemusha certainly ranks among Kurosawa's best."

Drama, Japan/USA