Kagemusha

Kagemusha (1980)

Released: 1980-04-26 Duration: 3hr 0min
Rating 7.8
The Shadow of a man can never stand up and walk on its own.

Overview

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.

Production Companies

TOHO
TOHO
20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox
Kurosawa Production
American Zoetrope
American Zoetrope

Additional Info

Budget $6,000,000.00
Revenue $4,000,000.00
Original Language ja
Popularity 10.978

Directed By

Akira Kurosawa

Crew

Director
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Akira Kurosawa
Producer
Akira Kurosawa
Executive Producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Executive Producer
George Lucas
Executive Producer
Francis Ford Coppola
Executive Producer
Akira Kurosawa
Original Music Composer
Shinichirô Ikebe
Director of Photography
Shôji Ueda
Director of Photography
Takao Saitō
Screenplay
Masato Ide
Production Manager
Toshiaki Hashimoto
Assistant Art Director
Aki Saburagi
Hairstylist
Shigeo Tamura
Storyboard Artist
Akira Kurosawa
Art Direction
Yoshirō Muraki
Sound Effects Editor
Ichirô Minami
Costume Design
Seiichiro Hagakusawa
Sound Recordist
Fumio Yanoguchi
Lighting Technician
Takeji Sano

TOP CAST

Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai

Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha

Tsutomu Yamazaki
Tsutomu Yamazaki

Nobukado Takeda

Kenichi Hagiwara
Kenichi Hagiwara

Katsuyori Takeda

Jinpachi Nezu
Jinpachi Nezu

Sohachiro Tsuchiya

Hideji Ōtaki
Hideji Ōtaki

Masakage Yamagata

Daisuke Ryū
Daisuke Ryū

Nobunaga Oda

Masayuki Yui
Masayuki Yui

Ieyasu Tokugawa

Kaori Momoi
Kaori Momoi

Otsuyanokata

Mitsuko Baisho
Mitsuko Baisho

Oyunokata

Hideo Murota
Hideo Murota

Nobufusa Baba

Takayuki Shiho
Takayuki Shiho

Masatoyo Naito

Kōji Shimizu
Kōji Shimizu

Katsusuke Atobe

Daikei Shimizu
Daikei Shimizu

Masatane Hara

Sen Yamamoto
Sen Yamamoto

Nobushige Oyamada

Shuhei Sugimori
Shuhei Sugimori

Masanobu Kosaka

Kota Yui
Kota Yui

Takemaru

Yasuhito Yamanaka
Yasuhito Yamanaka

Ranmaru Mori

Kumeko Otowa
Kumeko Otowa

Takemaru's Nurse

Tetsuo Yamashita
Tetsuo Yamashita

Nagahide Niwa

Kai Ato
Kai Ato

Zenjiro Amemiya

Yu Shimaka
Yu Shimaka

Jingoro Hara

Toshiaki Tanabe
Toshiaki Tanabe

Kugutsushi

Eiichi Kanakubo
Eiichi Kanakubo

Kenshin Uesugi

Akihiko Sugizaki
Akihiko Sugizaki

Noda Castle Soldier

Norio Matsui
Norio Matsui

Tadatsugu Sakai

Yasushi Doshida
Yasushi Doshida

Kazumasa Ishikawa

Toku Sone
Toku Sone

Heihachiro Honda

Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura

Taguchi Gyobu

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