Kagemusha - Ikeba, Shinichiro (<<The>> Criterion Coll., 2005)
Bildformat: 1.85:1 aspect ratio. - New, restored high-definition digital transfer
Orig.: Japan 1980
Enth. DVD 1: Audio commentary by Stephen Prince ; new and improved English subtitle translation. - DVD 2: "Lucas, Coppola, and Kurosawa" (19 Min, 2005), directors George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola discuss Kurosawa and their roles as executive producers of Kagemusha ; a 41-minute documentary on the making of Kagemusha, part of the Toho Masterworks series "Arika Kurosawa: It is wonderful to create" ; "Image: Kurosawa's continuity", a 43-minute video piece reconstructing Kagemusha through Kurosawa's paintings and sketches ; a series of Suntory Whiskey commercials made on the set of Kagemusha ; a gallery of storyboards painted by Kurosawa and images of their realization on-screen. - A 48-pages booklet featuring a new essay by scholar Peter Grilli, a reprinted 1981 interview with Kurosawa by renowned critic Tony Rayns, and biographical sketches by Japanese film historian Donald Richie