
It runs long at 3h.
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Synopsis
A feudal epic presenting the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. The impostor becomes comfortable living his life among nobility, but his responsibilities to his station grow more demanding the longer he occupies it.
Ratings
| Source | Rating | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| IMDb | 7.9/10 | 42% |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 89% | 21% |
| Metacritic | 84/100 | 21% |
| TMDB | 7.8/10776 votes | 16% |
| Balasaur Score | 82 | 100% |
Key crew
- Akira KurosawaDirector, Screenplay
- Shinichiro IkebeOriginal Music Composer
- Masato IdeScreenplay
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

































