Kagemusha

Apr 26, 1980

3h 0m

★ 7.8

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.

Genres

Action

Drama

History

War

Production Companies

TOHO

20th Century Fox

Kurosawa Production

Kagemusha Trailers

Cast

Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha

Tatsuya Nakadai

Nobukado Takeda

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Katsuyori Takeda

Kenichi Hagiwara

Sohachiro Tsuchiya

Jinpachi Nezu

Masakage Yamagata

Hideji Ōtaki

Nobunaga Oda

Daisuke Ryū

Ieyasu Tokugawa

Masayuki Yui

Otsuyanokata

Kaori Momoi

Oyunokata

Mitsuko Baisho

Nobufusa Baba

Hideo Murota

Masatoyo Naito

Takayuki Shiho

Katsusuke Atobe

Kōji Shimizu

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