Kagemusha (1980)
Kagemusha (1980)
The Shadow of a man can never stand up and walk on its own.
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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Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai Tatsuya Nakadai As: Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha
Tsutomu Yamazaki Tsutomu Yamazaki As: Nobukado Takeda
Kenichi Hagiwara Kenichi Hagiwara As: Katsuyori Takeda
Jinpachi Nezu Jinpachi Nezu As: Sohachiro Tsuchiya
Hideji Ōtaki Hideji Ōtaki As: Masakage Yamagata
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: The Shadow of a man can never stand up and walk on its own.
Certification: PG

Details

Genres: Action, Drama, History, War

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 26 April 1980

Country: JP, US

Runtime: 180m

Company Credits

Company: TOHO, 20th Century Fox, Kurosawa Production, American Zoetrope

Budget: $6,000,000

Revenue: $4,000,000

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Cast

Directed By

Writing Credits

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Screenplay

Masato Ide

Masato Ide

Screenplay

Production Crew

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Producer

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Executive Producer

George Lucas

George Lucas

Executive Producer

Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola

Executive Producer

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Executive Producer

Toshiaki Hashimoto

Toshiaki Hashimoto

Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Shigeo Tamura

Shigeo Tamura

Hairstylist

Seiichiro Hagakusawa

Seiichiro Hagakusawa

Costume Design

Sound

Shinichirô Ikebe

Shinichirô Ikebe

Original Music Composer

Ichirô Minami

Ichirô Minami

Sound Effects Editor

Fumio Yanoguchi

Fumio Yanoguchi

Sound Recordist

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Shôji Ueda

Shôji Ueda

Director of Photography

Takao Saitō

Takao Saitō

Director of Photography

Lighting

Takeji Sano

Takeji Sano

Lighting Technician

Art Department

Aki Saburagi

Aki Saburagi

Assistant Art Director

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Storyboard Artist

Yoshirō Muraki

Yoshirō Muraki

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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