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Kagemusha

Kagemusha

1980 · Movie · 3h · PG

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.

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SourceRatingWeight
IMDb7.9/1042%
Rotten Tomatoes89%21%
Metacritic84/10021%
TMDB7.8/10776 votes16%
Balasaur Score82100%

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