Kagemusha
The Shadow of a man can never stand up and walk on its own
1980-04-26 | 180 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Tatsuya NakadaiShingen Takeda / Kagemusha
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Tsutomu YamazakiNobukado Takeda
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Kenichi HagiwaraKatsuyori Takeda
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Jinpachi NezuSohachiro Tsuchiya
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Hideji ŌtakiMasakage Yamagata
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Daisuke RyūNobunaga Oda
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Masayuki YuiIeyasu Tokugawa
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Kaori MomoiOtsuyanokata
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Mitsuko BaishoOyunokata
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Hideo MurotaNobufusa Baba
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Kōji ShimizuKatsusuke Atobe
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Sen YamamotoNobushige Oyamada
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Kumeko OtowaTakemaru's Nurse
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Kai AtoZenjiro Amemiya
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