"Is our identity predetermined or something we can create?" In this episode of Why This Film?, I'm joined by Michael Repsch, President of Dark Star Pictures, to explore Kagemusha - Akira Kurosawa's sweeping historical epic and Criterion Collection Spine #267. Released in 1980, Kagemusha follows a thief who is spared execution because of his uncanny resemblance to the powerful warlord Takeda Shingen. When Shingen dies, the thief is forced to assume his identity, a...
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The Royal Tenenbaums (2001, Wes Anderson) with Chris Cook - Criterion Collection Spine #157
The Thin Red Line (1998, Terrence Malick) with Jared Frederick - Criterion Collection Spine #536
Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985, Tim Burton) with Jesse Thorn - Criterion Collection Spine #1293
Repo Man (1984, Alex Cox) with James Chestnut - Criterion Collection Spine #654
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