Kagemusha
1980/04/26 • $6,000,000 • Released • Japanese
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.
Director : Akira Kurosawa
Casts
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
Kōji Shimizu
Katsusuke Atobe
Sen Yamamoto
Nobushige Oyamada
Kumeko Otowa
Takemaru's Nurse
Kai Ato
Zenjiro Amemiya
Takashi Ebata
Monk
Yu Shimaka
Jingoro Hara
Jirô Chiba
Senkichi Ōmura
Takashi Shimura
Taguchi Gyobu
Kamatari Fujiwara
Doctor
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