Kagemusha (1980)

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (292 movies items)

"1980 NOMINEE - Japan - Akira Kurosawa"

Films Watched in 2013 (69 movies items)

"Kagemusha looks absolutely beautiful. It is a very quiet and patient film, and it builds up slowly to the climatic battle. Although there are battle sequences, more prominence is given to its calm atmosphere and beautiful visuals. The most striking scene in the film is the dream sequence where the lord's double encounters the lord himself, or rather his ghost, amid a rainbow of lucid multi-coloured clouds. My impression is that the film will become even more impressive upon repeated viewings. W"

Watched in 2012 (408 movies items)

"26.8 DVD En ollut oikeastaan edes yllättynyt että iski näinkin hyvin, saman vuosikymmenen Ranin ollessa kuitenkin hienointa Kurosawaa, jonka kanssa tämä on monellakin tapaa rinnastettavissa. Koko idea kuningasta esittämään joutuvasta varkaasta herättää jo alkujaan mielenkiinnon ylle ja lähinnä keskustelukohtauksista koostuvat ensimmäiset pari tuntia on niin mainiota seurattavaa, ettei lopun sotakohtauksissa tunnu edes olevan ihan samanlaista hohtoa enää. Erityisesti värienkäyt"

Misery Fest: Movies that leave you depressed (24 movies items)

"This movie is an interesting one, to be sure. Akira Kurosawa directed this movie about a peasant who is used to impersonate the leader of a large clan in the warring period of medieval Japan. Written and played out like a true tragedy, you can't help but watch as all hope for a favorable resolution literally dies at your feet. I found it hard to watch this well "