This spectacular film, set in 16th century Japan, focuses on a condemned thief who replaces Shingen, dying warlord of the Takeda clan, as his kagemusha, or shadow warrior. Letterboxed; DVD includes Japanese audio track, English subtitles, commentary by S tephen Prince, trailers. Director Akira Kurosawa; stars Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamakzaki, Henichi Hagiwara. Toho Co., Ltd.