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Kagemusha AKA Shadow Warrior AKA Kagemusha The Shadow Warrior (Blu-ray) (1980)
When a powerful warlord in medieval Japan dies, a poor thief is recruited to impersonate him.Director: Akira Kurosawa
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by Stephen Prince
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Extras:"Helping a Master: Coppola, Lucas, and Kagemusha" - interviews executive producers Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas (19:19)
"Akira Kurosawa - It Is Wonderful to Create: The Making-of Kagemusha" documentary (41:01)
"Image: Kurosawa’s Continuity" - a new video piece that reconstructs Kagemusha through Kurosawa’s paintings and sketches (43:41)
A Vision Realized - original storyboards painted by Kurosawa and images of their realization on-screen (1080p)
5 Suntory Whiskey commercials made on the set of Kagemusha (3:40)
US Trailer (1:22)
Japanese Teaser (3:19)
Japanese Trailer (3:26) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 4.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All extras in upscaled 1080i except where noted.
Includes a 36-page booklet featuring new essays by scholars Darrell Davis and Peter Grilli. -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by Stephen Prince
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Extras:US Trailer (1:22)
Japanese Teaser (3:19)
Japanese Trailer (3:26) -
Subtitles:Cantonese, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Mandarin (Simplified), Mandarin (Traditional), Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish (Castilian), Spanish (Latin), Swedish, Thai, Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French DTS 5.1
German DTS 5.1
Italian DTS 5.1
Spanish (Castilian) DTS 5.1
Portuguese Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish (Latin) Dolby Digital 5.1
Thai Dolby Digital 2.0 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All extras in 480i NTSC.
The commentary has optional English, French, German, and Italian subtitles. -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by Stephen Prince
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Extras:US Trailer (1:22)
Japanese Teaser (3:19)
Japanese Trailer (3:26) -
Subtitles:Cantonese, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Mandarin (Simplified), Mandarin (Traditional), Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish (Castilian), Spanish (Latin), Swedish, Thai, Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French DTS 5.1
German DTS 5.1
Italian DTS 5.1
Spanish (Castilian) DTS 5.1
Portuguese Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish (Latin) Dolby Digital 5.1
Thai Dolby Digital 2.0 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All extras in 480i NTSC.
The commentary has optional English, French, German, and Italian subtitles.
Also available in a 20-page Digibook packaging with a DVD copy. -
Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by Stephen Prince
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Extras:US Trailer (1:22)
Japanese Teaser (3:19)
Japanese Trailer (3:26) -
Subtitles:Cantonese, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Mandarin (Simplified), Mandarin (Traditional), Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish (Castilian), Spanish (Latin), Swedish, Thai, Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French DTS 5.1
German DTS 5.1
Italian DTS 5.1
Spanish (Castilian) DTS 5.1
Portuguese Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish (Latin) Dolby Digital 5.1
Thai Dolby Digital 2.0 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All extras in 480i NTSC.
The commentary has optional English, French, German, and Italian subtitles. -
Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by Stephen Prince
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Extras:US Trailer (1:22)
Japanese Teaser (3:19)
Japanese Trailer (3:26) -
Subtitles:Cantonese, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Mandarin (Simplified), Mandarin (Traditional), Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish (Castilian), Spanish (Latin), Swedish, Thai, Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French DTS 5.1
German DTS 5.1
Italian DTS 5.1
Spanish (Castilian) DTS 5.1
Portuguese Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish (Latin) Dolby Digital 5.1
Thai Dolby Digital 2.0 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All extras in 480i NTSC.
The commentary has optional English, French, German, and Italian subtitles. -
Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by Stephen Prince
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Extras:US Trailer (1:22)
Japanese Teaser (3:19)
Japanese Trailer (3:26) -
Subtitles:Cantonese, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Mandarin (Simplified), Mandarin (Traditional), Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish (Castilian), Spanish (Latin), Swedish, Thai, Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French DTS 5.1
German DTS 5.1
Italian DTS 5.1
Spanish (Castilian) DTS 5.1
Portuguese Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish (Latin) Dolby Digital 5.1
Thai Dolby Digital 2.0 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All extras in 480i NTSC.
The commentary has optional English, French, German, and Italian subtitles. -
Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by Stephen Prince
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Extras:US Trailer (1:22)
Japanese Teaser (3:19)
Japanese Trailer (3:26) -
Subtitles:Cantonese, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Mandarin (Simplified), Mandarin (Traditional), Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish (Castilian), Spanish (Latin), Swedish, Thai, Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French DTS 5.1
German DTS 5.1
Italian DTS 5.1
Spanish (Castilian) DTS 5.1
Portuguese Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish (Latin) Dolby Digital 5.1
Thai Dolby Digital 2.0 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All extras in 480i NTSC.
The commentary has optional English, French, German, and Italian subtitles.
Also available in a 20-page Digibook packaging with a DVD copy. -
Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by Stephen Prince
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Extras:US Trailer (1:22)
Japanese Teaser (3:19)
Japanese Trailer (3:26) -
Subtitles:Cantonese, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Mandarin (Simplified), Mandarin (Traditional), Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish (Castilian), Spanish (Latin), Swedish, Thai, Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French DTS 5.1
German DTS 5.1
Italian DTS 5.1
Spanish (Castilian) DTS 5.1
Portuguese Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish (Latin) Dolby Digital 5.1
Thai Dolby Digital 2.0 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All extras in 480i NTSC.
The commentary has optional English, French, German, and Italian subtitles. -
Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by Stephen Prince
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Extras:"Helping a Master: Coppola, Lucas, and Kagemusha" - interviews executive producers Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas (19:19)
"Akira Kurosawa - It Is Wonderful to Create: The Making-of Kagemusha" documentary (41:01)
"Image: Kurosawa’s Continuity" - a new video piece that reconstructs Kagemusha through Kurosawa’s paintings and sketches (43:41)
A Vision Realized - original storyboards painted by Kurosawa and images of their realization on-screen (1080p)
5 Suntory Whiskey commercials made on the set of Kagemusha (3:40)
US Trailer (1:22)
Japanese Teaser (3:19)
Japanese Trailer (3:26) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 4.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All extras in upscaled 1080i except where noted.
Includes a 36-page booklet featuring new essays by scholars Darrell Davis and Peter Grilli. -
Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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OVERALL: Draw
For the original Japanese cut, the Criterion releases are the only ones we have specs for.
For the International version, the Fox releases are all identical.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts, longer Japanese version (180:36)
- Blu-ray ALL Australia- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment - No cuts, shorter international version (159:15)
- Blu-ray ALL France- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment - No cuts, shorter international version (159:15)
- Blu-ray ALL Germany- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment - No cuts, shorter international version (159:15)
- Blu-ray ALL Hong Kong- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment - No cuts, shorter international version (159:15)
- Blu-ray ALL Italy- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment - No cuts, shorter international version (159:15)
- Blu-ray ALL Spain- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment - No cuts, shorter international version (159:15)
- Blu-ray ALL United Kingdom- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment - No cuts, shorter international version (159:15)
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Criterion Collection - No cuts, longer Japanese version (180:36)
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 03/12/14
Comparison last updated by Rob_Hunt on 03/02/21UPDATE LOG:
03/12/14: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
03/12/14: Updated the winner status to "draw".
03/02/21: Added UK Criterion.
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