Kagemusha

Kagemusha (1980)

7.8 180 min Movie
ActionDramaHistoryWar

The Shadow of a man can never stand up and walk on its own.

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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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

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