Apr 26, 1980
180 min
Full-HD

Kagemusha (1980)

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.

Category

Action Drama History War

Country

Japan United States of America

Companies

TOHO 20th Century Fox Kurosawa Production

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

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