Kagemusha

Name: Kagemusha
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Released: 1980-04-26
Duration: 180 min
Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kenichi Hagiwara, Jinpachi Nezu, Hideji Ōtaki

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1980 · 180 min · PG · Action · Drama · History · War · TMDB 7.8/10

Overview

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 by Akira Kurosawa

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai — Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha
Tsutomu Yamazaki — Nobukado Takeda
Kenichi Hagiwara — Katsuyori Takeda
Jinpachi Nezu — Sohachiro Tsuchiya
Hideji Ōtaki — Masakage Yamagata