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.
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Movie Details: Kagemusha
| Title | Kagemusha |
| Genre(s) | Action, Drama, History, War |
| Release | April 26, 1980 |
| 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. |
| Language(s) | 日本語 |
| Director | Akira Kurosawa |
| Casts | Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kenichi Hagiwara, Jinpachi Nezu, Hideji Ôtaki, Daisuke Ryû, Masayuki Yui, Kaori Momoi, Mitsuko Baisho, Hideo Murota, Takayuki Shiho, Kôji Shimizu, Daikei Shimizu, Sen Yamamoto, Shuhei Sugimori, Kota Yui, Yasuhito Yamanaka, Kumeko Otowa, Tetsuo Yamashita, Kai Atō, Takashi Ebata, Yû Shimaka, Toshiaki Tanabe, Naruhito Iguchi, Yoshimitsu Yamaguchi, Eiichi Kanakubo, Akihiko Sugizaki, Yugo Miyazaki, Masatsugu Kuriyama, Norio Matsui, Jirô Chiba, Yasushi Doshida, Takashi Watanabe, Toku Sone, Toshiya Ito, Francis Selleck, Morihiro Yanase, Alexander Kairis, Toshimitsu Kato, Paul Okawa, Toshihiko Shimizu, Senkichi Ômura, Takashi Shimura, Kamatari Fujiwara, Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kenichi Hagiwara, Jinpachi Nezu, Hideji Ôtaki, Daisuke Ryû, Masayuki Yui, Kaori Momoi, Mitsuko Baisho, Hideo Murota, Takayuki Shiho, Kôji Shimizu, Daikei Shimizu, Sen Yamamoto, Shuhei Sugimori, Kota Yui, Yasuhito Yamanaka, Kumeko Otowa, Tetsuo Yamashita, Kai Atō, Takashi Ebata, Yû Shimaka, Toshiaki Tanabe, Naruhito Iguchi, Yoshimitsu Yamaguchi, Eiichi Kanakubo, Akihiko Sugizaki, Yugo Miyazaki, Masatsugu Kuriyama, Norio Matsui, Jirô Chiba, Yasushi Doshida, Takashi Watanabe, Toku Sone, Toshiya Ito, Francis Selleck, Morihiro Yanase, Alexander Kairis, Toshimitsu Kato, Paul Okawa, Toshihiko Shimizu, Senkichi Ômura, Takashi Shimura, Kamatari Fujiwara |
| Duration | 3 Hours |
| Rating | 7,799 |
