Epic in scope and awash with striking color, Kagemusha marks Akira Kurosawa's successful return to the samurai epic.
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Kagemusha

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Movie Info
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Director -
Akira Kurosawa -
Producer -
Akira Kurosawa -
Screenwriter -
Masato Ide , Akira Kurosawa -
Distributor -
20th Century Fox -
Production Co -
20th Century Fox -
Rating -
PG -
Genre -
History , Drama -
Original Language -
Japanese -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 6, 1980, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Sep 17, 2016 -
Runtime -
2h 59m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby -
Aspect Ratio -
35mm , Flat (1.85:1)