Release Date
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Original Release
April 26, 1980
3h 0m
Kagemusha (1980)
⭐ 7.8180 min
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
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 2.1
Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai
Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha
⭐0.7
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Nobukado Takeda
⭐1.2
Kenichi Hagiwara
Katsuyori Takeda
⭐0.6
Jinpachi Nezu
Sohachiro Tsuchiya
⭐0.9
Hideji Ōtaki
Masakage Yamagata
⭐0.8
Daisuke Ryū
Nobunaga Oda
⭐0.3
Masayuki Yui
Ieyasu Tokugawa
⭐0.3
Kaori Momoi
Otsuyanokata
⭐1.4
Mitsuko Baisho
Oyunokata
⭐1.2
Hideo Murota
Nobufusa Baba
⭐0.4
Genres
ActionDramaHistoryWar
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