Kagemusha (1980)
26/04/1980
Action, Drama, History, War
3h 0m
- 78% (676 votes)
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The Shadow of a man can never stand up and walk on its own.
Overview
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.
- Akira KurosawaDirector, Screenplay
- Masato IdeScreenplay
Original Title
影武者
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Budget
$6,000,000
Revenue
$4,000,000
Keywords
- japan
- samurai
- army
- emperor
- warlord
- battle
- impersonation
- doppelgänger
- jidaigeki
- edo period
- sengoku period
- feudal lord
- feudal japan
- 16th century
Top Billed Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai
Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Nobukado Takeda
Kenichi Hagiwara
Katsuyori Takeda
Jinpachi Nezu
Sohachiro Tsuchiya
Hideji Ōtaki
Masakage Yamagata
Daisuke Ryū
Nobunaga Oda
Masayuki Yui
Ieyasu Tokugawa
Kaori Momoi
Otsuyanokata
Mitsuko Baisho
Oyunokata
Hideo Murota
Nobufusa Baba
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