Kagemusha (1980)

影武者
Kagemusha
PG 180 minutes JA Action , Drama , History , War
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.
Shinichirô Ikebe
Original Music Composer
Akira Kurosawa
Editor
Takao Saitō
Director of Photography
Shôji Ueda
Director of Photography

Top cast

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
Takayuki Shiho
Masatoyo Naito
Kōji Shimizu
Katsusuke Atobe
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Production companies:
TOHO, 20th Century Fox, Kurosawa Production, American Zoetrope
Production countries:
Japan, United States of America
Budget:
$6,000,000
Revenue:
$4,000,000

Production crew

Original Music Composer
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Art Direction
Sound Recordist

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Certificate:

PG (Some material may not be suitable for children under 10. These films may contain some mild language, crude/suggestive humor, scary moments and/or violence. No drug content is present. There are a few exceptions to this rule. A few racial insults may also be heard.)
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