Movie

Kagemusha (1980)

影武者

180 min

• Action
• Drama
• History
• War

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Released

April 26, 1980

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.

Cast

• Tatsuya Nakadai
• Tsutomu Yamazaki
• Kenichi Hagiwara
• Jinpachi Nezu
• Hideji Ōtaki
• Daisuke Ryū
• Masayuki Yui
• Kaori Momoi
• Mitsuko Baisho
• Hideo Murota
• Takayuki Shiho
• Kōji Shimizu

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