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
Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai
as Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha
Tsutomu Yamazaki
as Nobukado Takeda
Kenichi Hagiwara
as Katsuyori Takeda
Jinpachi Nezu
as Sohachiro Tsuchiya
Hideji Ōtaki
as Masakage Yamagata
Daisuke Ryū
as Nobunaga Oda
Masayuki Yui
as Ieyasu Tokugawa
Kaori Momoi
as Otsuyanokata
Mitsuko Baisho
as Oyunokata
Hideo Murota
as Nobufusa Baba
Kōji Shimizu
as Katsusuke Atobe
Sen Yamamoto
as Nobushige Oyamada
Kumeko Otowa
as Takemaru's Nurse
Kai Ato
as Zenjiro Amemiya
Takashi Ebata
as Monk
Yu Shimaka
as Jingoro Hara
Jirô Chiba
Senkichi Ōmura
Takashi Shimura
as Taguchi Gyobu
Kamatari Fujiwara
as Doctor
Crew
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Akira Kurosawa
Producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Executive Producer
Shinichiro Ikebe
Original Music Composer
Akira Kurosawa
Storyboard Artist
Yoshirō Muraki
Art Direction
Akira Kurosawa
Editor
Teruyo Nogami
Associate Producer
Francis Ford Coppola
Executive Producer
George Lucas
Executive Producer