1980 · Action / Drama / History / War
Kagemusha
Original title · 影武者
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.
- 7.8/10 · 770 votes
- 3h
- April 26, 1980
- Japanese
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
About Kagemusha
Kagemusha is a 1980 action, drama, history, and war film directed by Akira Kurosawa. It runs 3h. It was released on April 26, 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.
The original title is 影武者. The original language is Japanese. Spoken languages include Japanese. Production countries include Japan and United States of America.
The average rating is 7.8 out of 10, based on 770 TMDB votes.
Kagemusha Details
- Title
- Kagemusha
- Original title
- 影武者
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 3h
- Rating
- 7.8/10 from 770 votes
- Original language
- Japanese
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan and United States of America
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Writers
- Akira Kurosawa, Masato Ide
- Budget
- $6,000,000
- Box office
- $4,000,000
- Keywords
- japan, samurai, army, emperor, warlord, battle, impersonation, doppelgänger, jidaigeki, edo period, sengoku period, feudal lord
Kagemusha Release Date
Kagemusha was released on April 26, 1980. More 1980 films are collected in the CineGo year archive.
Kagemusha Genres
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Kagemusha Cast
Tatsuya NakadaiShingen Takeda / Kagemusha
Tsutomu YamazakiNobukado Takeda
Kenichi HagiwaraKatsuyori Takeda
Jinpachi NezuSohachiro Tsuchiya
Hideji ŌtakiMasakage Yamagata
Daisuke RyūNobunaga Oda
Masayuki YuiIeyasu Tokugawa
Kaori MomoiOtsuyanokata
Mitsuko BaishoOyunokata
Hideo MurotaNobufusa Baba- Takayuki ShihoMasatoyo Naito
Kōji ShimizuKatsusuke Atobe- Daikei ShimizuMasatane Hara
Sen YamamotoNobushige Oyamada
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