Kagemusha (1980)
The Shadow of a man can never stand up and walk on its own.
1980 · PG · 3h 0m · Action, Drama, History, War
Genres: Action, Drama, History, War
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.
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Writers: Akira Kurosawa, Masato Ide
Music by: Shinichiro Ikebe
Cinematography: Shoji Ueda, Takao Saitō
Editor: Akira Kurosawa
Box office: $4M · Budget: $6M · Rated 7.8/10 by 751 viewers
Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai as Shingen Takeda / KagemushaTsutomu Yamazaki as Nobukado TakedaKenichi Hagiwara as Katsuyori TakedaJinpachi Nezu as Sohachiro TsuchiyaHideji Ōtaki as Masakage YamagataDaisuke Ryū as Nobunaga OdaMasayuki Yui as Ieyasu TokugawaKaori Momoi as OtsuyanokataMitsuko Baisho as OyunokataHideo Murota as Nobufusa BabaTakayuki Shiho as Masatoyo NaitoKōji Shimizu as Katsusuke AtobeMore like this
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