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By Benito L (5) on 06 Jan 2010

Not Kurosawa's best, but still is quite excellent. Kurosawa was, in my opinion, the best filmmaker out there…

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By Paul J (1,190) on 05 Dec 2009

The epic pre-cursor to Ran. Astonishing, complex and a flawed main character grounds this eye-popping period piece…

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By Ojas V (88) on 01 Dec 2009

A great film in Kurosawa's later period, this is the tale of a theif who is unexpectedly thrust at the head of a massive japanese empire in…

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By Dave C (1,370) on 13 Nov 2009

You don't just watch the end, you experience it…

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By Mac V (157) on 06 Nov 2009

De Akira Kurosawa y George Lucas. Un rey muere y es sustituido por un gemelo de clase pobre. Una historia tan antigua como el mundo…

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By Avery B (94) on 02 Nov 2009

Decent movie, but very long. Interesting look at the Shogun/warlord period in Japan…

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By Jonathan M (1,410) on 27 Oct 2009

I loved the idea of this film, with the whole impersonation thing. Overall, it was really good…

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By David S (4,459) on 15 Oct 2009

Astonishing - a story about the lost of identity - when a thief has to impersonate a lord for years…

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By Adam Z (211) on 12 Oct 2009

Directed by the legendary Akira Kurosawa and produced by George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola, this powerful and beautiful feast of vibrant…

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By Chris Z (200) on 12 Oct 2009

It's freaking Kagemusha. It's Kurosawa. Of course it's brilliant…

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By Kevin D (1,252) on 06 Oct 2009

Another Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece..Enjoyable to watch.I didn't realize it's a 3hour movie until I looked at my dvd player's timer when the…

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By Eric Henderson (366) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 20 Aug 2009

Kagemusha, much like the similarly overblown but handsomely mounted Lawrence of Arabia, is an epic with a cipher in its point position…

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By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 04 Aug 2009

A fine example of the Kurosawa style...precision of narrative in both scripting and imagistic storytelling... [Blu-ray]…

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By Manny C (1,251) on 27 Jul 2009

Kurosawa returns to the samurai film with the full splendor and pageantry of war with this historical epic of feudal Japan.EXCELLENT…

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By Andrew B (2,971) on 17 Jun 2009

Oh my god! Kurosawa is the greatest there ever was…

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By Caleb S (234) on 17 Jun 2009

Oh my god! Kurosawa is the greatest there ever was…

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By Leisure M (13) on 17 Jun 2009

Oh my god! Kurosawa is the greatest there ever was…

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By Karan B (51) on 15 Jun 2009

A masterpiece by one of the greatest in world cinema. Direction by Akira Kurosawa delivers at its best…

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By Sam (212) on 28 May 2009

Along with Ran, one of my favourite Kurosawa films…

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By Max S (301) on 18 May 2009

Yeah, totally, frickin loved it. Some very dry humour, and well produced cinema. My introduction to Kurosawa and definitely one I'd recommend…

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