Kagemusha
1980 · Movie · 3h 0m · PG
ActionDramaHistoryWar
"The Shadow of a man can never stand up and walk on its own."
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes
89%
Metacritic
84/100
Key crew
- Akira KurosawaDirector
- Akira KurosawaScreenplay
- 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
Stills
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Themes
japansamuraiarmyemperorwarlordbattleimpersonationdoppelgängerjidaigekiedo periodsengoku periodfeudal lord