CinemaOSMovie · 1980 · 3h 0m · PG
Kagemusha

The Shadow of a man can never stand up and walk on its own.

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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.

Directed byAkira Kurosawa

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Status
Released
Runtime
3h 0m
Language
JA
Released
April 26, 1980
Budget
$6,000,000
Revenue
$4,000,000
Studios
TOHO20th Century FoxKurosawa Production

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Kagemusha (1980) Original Trailer [4K]

Kagemusha (1980) Original Trailer [4K]

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Nobukado Takeda

Kenichi Hagiwara

Kenichi Hagiwara

Katsuyori Takeda

Jinpachi Nezu

Jinpachi Nezu

Sohachiro Tsuchiya

Hideji Ōtaki

Hideji Ōtaki

Masakage Yamagata

Daisuke Ryū

Daisuke Ryū

Nobunaga Oda

Masayuki Yui

Masayuki Yui

Ieyasu Tokugawa

Kaori Momoi

Kaori Momoi

Otsuyanokata

Mitsuko Baisho

Mitsuko Baisho

Oyunokata

Hideo Murota

Hideo Murota

Nobufusa Baba

Creative team
Directed by
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Written by
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Masato Ide
Produced by
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa

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