Kagemusha

Kagemusha

7.823

1980-04-26

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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Kagemusha

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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.

Released

1980-04-26

Runtime

180

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Budget

$6000000

Revenue

$4000000

Genres

Action

Drama

History

War

Language

日本語

Production

TOHO

20th Century Fox

Kurosawa Production

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    Tatsuya Nakadai

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    Tsutomu Yamazaki

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    Kenichi Hagiwara

    萩原健一
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    Jinpachi Nezu

    根津甚八
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    Hideji Ōtaki

    大滝秀治
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    Daisuke Ryū

    隆大介
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    Masayuki Yui

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    Kaori Momoi

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    Mitsuko Baisho

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    Hideo Murota

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    Takayuki Shiho

    Takayuki Shiho
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    Kōji Shimizu

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    Daikei Shimizu

    清水大敬
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    Sen Yamamoto

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    Shuhei Sugimori

    Shuhei Sugimori
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    Kota Yui
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    Yasuhito Yamanaka

    Yasuhito Yamanaka
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    Kumeko Otowa

    音羽久米子
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    Tetsuo Yamashita

    Tetsuo Yamashita
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    Kai Ato

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    Takashi Ebata

    江幡高志
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    Yu Shimaka

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    Toshiaki Tanabe

    Toshiaki Tanabe
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    Naruhito Iguchi

    Naruhito Iguchi
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    Yoshimitsu Yamaguchi

    Yoshimitsu Yamaguchi
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    Eiichi Kanakubo

    Eiichi Kanakubo
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    Akihiko Sugizaki

    Akihiko Sugizaki
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    Yugo Miyazaki

    Yugo Miyazaki
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    Masatsugu Kuriyama

    Masatsugu Kuriyama
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    Norio Matsui

    松井範雄
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    Jirô Chiba

    矢吹二朗
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    Yasushi Doshida

    Yasushi Doshida
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    Takashi Watanabe

    Takashi Watanabe
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    Toku Sone

    Toku Sone
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    Toshiya Ito

    伊藤 敏八
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    Francis Selleck

    Francis Selleck
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    Morihiro Yanase

    Morihiro Yanase
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    Alexander Kairis

    Alexander Kairis
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    Toshimitsu Kato

    Toshimitsu Kato
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    Paul Okawa

    Paul Okawa
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    Toshihiko Shimizu

    Toshihiko Shimizu
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    Senkichi Ōmura

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    Takashi Shimura

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