Kagemusha (1980)
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. ...
Rating: 7.8
Genres Drama, Historical, War, War
Original language: ja
IMDb tt0080979
Stars
Tatsuya Nakadai as Shingen Takeda
Tsutomu Yamazaki as Kagemusha
Kenichi Hagiwara as General
Jinpachi Nezu as General
Daisuke Ryū as General
Creators
Akira Kurosawa (Director)
Akira Kurosawa (Producer)
Masato Ide (Writer)
Hideo Oguni (Writer)
Kazuo Dan (Writer)
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