Kagemusha
影武者
Release: 1980-04-26
·Runtime: 180m
·★ 7.8
Action
Drama
History
War
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.
Production Countries
Japan
United States of America
Production Companies
TOHO
20th Century Fox
Kurosawa Production
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Hideji Ōtaki
as Masakage Yamagata
Yu Shimaka
as Jingoro Hara
Masayuki Yui
as Ieyasu Tokugawa
Jirô Chiba
Kumeko Otowa
as Takemaru's Nurse
Takashi Ebata
as Monk
Daisuke Ryū
as Nobunaga Oda
Kōji Shimizu
as Katsusuke Atobe
Takashi Shimura
as Taguchi Gyobu
Kamatari Fujiwara
as Doctor
Kaori Momoi
as Otsuyanokata
Kenichi Hagiwara
as Katsuyori Takeda
Mitsuko Baisho
as Oyunokata
Hideo Murota
as Nobufusa Baba
Senkichi Ōmura
Tatsuya Nakadai
as Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha
Jinpachi Nezu
as Sohachiro Tsuchiya
Kai Ato
as Zenjiro Amemiya
Tsutomu Yamazaki
as Nobukado Takeda
Sen Yamamoto
as Nobushige Oyamada
