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78% Critic Match
Kagemusha
“The Shadow of a man can never stand up and walk on its own.”
7.8 / 10• 1980• 3h 0m•PG• Japanese
ActionDramaHistoryWar
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Tatsuya Nakadai
Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Akira Kurosawa's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Kagemusha is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
