Review of Kagemusha (1980) by Anh Khoi D — 01 Jun 2006

This movie is a little bit slow, but in the end, it is very well directed by Akira Kurosawa.

This review of Kagemusha (1980) was written by Anh Khoi D on 01 Jun 2006.

Kagemusha has generally received very positive reviews.

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