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Kagemusha

Original title: 影武者

“The Shadow of a man can never stand up and walk on its own.”

★ 7.8 TMDB Rating · 774 votes

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.

Director
Akira Kurosawa
Release date
Apr 26, 1980
Original language
Japanese
Origin
Japan

Cast of Kagemusha

  • Portrait of Tatsuya Nakadai

    Tatsuya Nakadai

    Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha

  • Portrait of Tsutomu Yamazaki

    Tsutomu Yamazaki

    Nobukado Takeda

  • Portrait of Kenichi Hagiwara

    Kenichi Hagiwara

    Katsuyori Takeda

  • Portrait of Jinpachi Nezu

    Jinpachi Nezu

    Sohachiro Tsuchiya

  • Portrait of Hideji Ōtaki

    Hideji Ōtaki

    Masakage Yamagata

  • Portrait of Daisuke Ryū

    Daisuke Ryū

    Nobunaga Oda

  • Portrait of Masayuki Yui

    Masayuki Yui

    Ieyasu Tokugawa

  • Portrait of Kaori Momoi

    Kaori Momoi

    Otsuyanokata

  • Portrait of Mitsuko Baisho

    Mitsuko Baisho

    Oyunokata

  • Portrait of Hideo Murota

    Hideo Murota

    Nobufusa Baba

  • Takayuki Shiho

    Masatoyo Naito

  • Portrait of Kōji Shimizu

    Kōji Shimizu

    Katsusuke Atobe

Where to Stream Kagemusha by Country

United States
Rent or buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube Movies, Apple TV Store
United Kingdom
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India
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Canada
Rent or buy on Apple TV Store
Australia
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