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- Tatsuya Nakadai, Kagemusha, 1979. Akira Kurosawa sacked his usual star (after rowing with Toshiro Mifune) when the veteran turned up for a rehearsal with a video camera.“I wantto record this experience for myacting class.”Not here you don’t, said the iconic Japanese director.
- Takeshi Kitano, Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence, UK-Japan, 1982. The chambara legend of samurai movies (23 as the blind masseur and sword master Zatoichi) was causing discord on Kurosawa’s Kagemusha, Finally director Nagisa Oshima avoided similar hassles by signing a less problematic chambara star , Kitano. (He also played Zatoichi in 2003).
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