#tsutomu yamazaki

Kagemusha(1980). A petty thief with an utter resemblance to a samurai warlord is hired as the lord’s double. When the warlord later dies the thief is forced to take up arms in his place.

This isn’t my favourite Kurosawa, but a not-fave-Kurosawa is still a pretty transcendent movie-watching experience. The use of colour is sublime and you really do feel steeped in this storyworld, even if the narrative drags sometimes. Magic! 8/10.