

Kagemusha
Visit website7.8/10 • 692
1980-04-26 • 3h 0m
The Shadow of a man can never stand up and walk on its own.
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.
- Directors
- Akira Kurosawa
- Editors
- Akira Kurosawa

Kagemusha
Visit website1980-04-26 • 3h 0m
7.8/10 • 692
The Shadow of a man can never stand up and walk on its own.
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.
- Directors
- Akira Kurosawa
- Editors
- Akira Kurosawa
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsTatsuya Nakadai
Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Nobukado Takeda
Kenichi Hagiwara
Katsuyori Takeda
Jinpachi Nezu
Sohachiro Tsuchiya
Hideji Ōtaki
Masakage Yamagata
Daisuke Ryū
Nobunaga Oda
Masayuki Yui
Ieyasu Tokugawa
Kaori Momoi
Otsuyanokata
Mitsuko Baisho
Oyunokata
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- Status
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- Original Language
- Japanese
- Budget
- $6,000,000.00
- Revenue
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- Keywords
- japansamuraiarmyemperorwarlordbattleimpersonationdoppelgängerjidaigekiedo periodsengoku periodfeudal lordfeudal japan16th century