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Jun 1, 2010 · Criterion has put together another impressive and well-deserved package for Kurosawa's late samurai classic Kagemusha. Kagemusha is a visual treat. The only way to view this colorful, epic masterpiece is in widescreen.
- Kagemusha (The Criterion Collection) [DVD] - amazon.com
Kagemusha (The Criterion Collection) [DVD] Tatsuya Nakadai...
- Kagemusha [DVD] [1980] - amazon.com
Kagemusha [DVD] [1980] Tatsuya Nakadai (Actor, Host),...
- Kagemusha (The Criterion Collection) [DVD] - amazon.com
- Synopsis
- Picture 9/10
- Audio 8/10
- Extras 9/10
- Closing
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 s...
Like the previous 2005 DVD release, Criterion presents Akira Kurosawa’s Kagemushain the aspect ratio of 1.85:1 on this dual-layer disc. The image is presented in 1080p. This transfer looks to be the same high-def transfer used for the DVD (though obviously not downscaled.) The last few Blu-rays from Criterion showed significant, obvious improvement...
Criterion includes a Japanese DTS-HD 4.0 master audio track for the film, offering a rather sharp and verynoticeable improvement over the DVD’s Dolby Digital 4.0 track packing more of a punch. It presents a very clear, very distinct sound field. In general it’s a fairly quiet film but it does have its louder, more “action-packed” moments (I guess y...
The Blu-ray edition of Kagemushapulls over just about everything from the 2-disc DVD set and packs them all on one disc here. The first feature is a screen-specific audio commentaryby Stephen Prince who has provided commentaries for a number of Criterion’s Kurosawa releases. This is another excellent track if a little bloated. In it Prince covers t...
The supplements are quite satisfying and very thorough, just like the with the DVD. Where the Blu-ray obviously champions over the DVD is the audio and video transfer: They’re just far more sharper and cleaner than the DVD’s. BUY AT:
Jul 12, 2009 · DVD edition reviewed by Chris Galloway. July 12 2009. BUY AT: See more details, packaging, or compare. Synopsis. 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.
Following a personal breakdown in the late sixties, Kurosawa rebounded by expanding his dark brand of humanism into new stylistic territory, with films such as Kagemusha and Ran, visionary, color, epic ruminations on modern man and nature.
Aug 18, 2009 · Kagemusha [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray] Director: Akira Kurosawa Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai , Kenichi Hagiwara , Tsutomu Yamazaki , Shuji Otaki. Blu-ray. $39.99. Blu-ray. $39.99. DVD. $29.99. View All Available Formats & Editions. Learn more. SHIP THIS ITEM. Qualifies for Free Shipping. Instant Purchase. PICK UP IN STORE.
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