Kagemusha

Kagemusha

1980
3h 0m
7.8

7.8/10

725 votes • View on IMDb
Action Drama History War

"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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $6,000,000

Revenue: $4,000,000

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
TOHO 20th Century Fox Kurosawa Production
Production Countries
Japan United States of America
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Keywords

japan samurai army emperor warlord battle impersonation doppelgänger jidaigeki edo period sengoku period feudal lord feudal japan 16th century

Quick Facts

Original Title 影武者
Release Date April 26, 1980
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0080979

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai

Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha

Tsutomu Yamazaki
Tsutomu Yamazaki

Nobukado Takeda

Kenichi Hagiwara
Kenichi Hagiwara

Katsuyori Takeda

Jinpachi Nezu
Jinpachi Nezu

Sohachiro Tsuchiya

Hideji Ōtaki
Hideji Ōtaki

Masakage Yamagata

Daisuke Ryū
Daisuke Ryū

Nobunaga Oda

Masayuki Yui
Masayuki Yui

Ieyasu Tokugawa

Kaori Momoi
Kaori Momoi

Otsuyanokata

Mitsuko Baisho
Mitsuko Baisho

Oyunokata

Hideo Murota
Hideo Murota

Nobufusa Baba

Takayuki Shiho
Takayuki Shiho

Masatoyo Naito

Kōji Shimizu
Kōji Shimizu

Katsusuke Atobe

Key Crew

Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Akira Kurosawa
Producer
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Executive Producer
Masato Ide
Screenplay
Francis Ford Coppola
Executive Producer
George Lucas
Executive Producer