Kagemusha
1980 · ★ 7.8 · Dir. Akira Kurosawa
The Shadow of a man can never stand up and walk on its own
Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals reluctantly agree to have the impostor take over as the powerful ruler. He soon begins to appreciate life as Shingen, but his commitment to the role is tested when he must lead his troops into battle against the forces of a rival warlord.
- Released
- 1980-04-26
- Runtime
- 180 min
- Rated
- PG
- Language
- JA
- Budget
- $6M
- Box office
- $4M
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Tatsuya Nakadai
Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Nobukado Takeda
Kenichi Hagiwara
Katsuyori Takeda
Jinpachi Nezu
Sohachiro Tsuchiya
Hideji Ōtaki
Masakage Yamagata
Daisuke Ryû
Nobunaga Oda
Masayuki Yui
Ieyasu Tokugawa
Kaori Momoi
Otsuyanokata
Mitsuko Baisho
Oyunokata
Hideo Murota
Nobufusa Baba
Takayuki Shiho
Masatoyo Naito
Kôji Shimizu
Katsusuke Atobe
Keywords
BattleJapanArmyEmperor16th centuryWarlordDoppelgängerSamuraiFeudal japanImpersonationEdo periodFeudal lordSengoku periodJidaigekiJapanese film
