Review of Kagemusha (1980) by Joel B — 16 Oct 2007

YapÄ±mcÄ±lar Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, yÃ¶netmen Akira Kurosawa... Fazla sÃ¶ze gerek yok.

This review of Kagemusha (1980) was written by Joel B on 16 Oct 2007.

Kagemusha has generally received very positive reviews.

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