TanChun is a traveling film director and screenwriter who believes in positive Asian representation in Hollywood. She aspires to create more stories in Western media that give Asian actors a chance to ...
Each Friday, we recommend seven Old Movies to Watch Now, all of which come recommended by one of our critics and can currently be screened online. Read the review, watch the movie, feel accomplished. ...
KAGEMUSHA Pictured above: shadow warriors! Or, uh silhouette warriors? Or, er, warriors in the desert? Whatever. The title of the film translates as “shadow warrior,” and Kagemusha is an old man’s ...
Akira Kurosawa had three periods, all of which offered masterpieces. There was his early period, up to 1950's Rashomon. This includes the excellent Stray Dog. At the time Akira Kurosawa was refining ...
Criterion dealt a major blow to Blu-ray collections the world over a few weeks ago when announcing Akira Kurosawa’s Ran would not be coming to Blu-ray Disc due to rights issues. At the time it would ...
This article was published more than 16 years ago. Some information may no longer be current. And so we come to Akira Kurosawa's Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior (1980), being released Tuesday on Blu-ray ...