Kagemusha (1980)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

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

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.

Released: 1980-04-26
Genres: Action, Drama, History, War
Runtime: 3h 0m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 7.8/10 from 778 votes

Directed by Akira Kurosawa.

Top cast

Tatsuya Nakadai as Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha
Tsutomu Yamazaki as Nobukado Takeda
Kenichi Hagiwara as Katsuyori Takeda
Jinpachi Nezu as Sohachiro Tsuchiya
Hideji Ōtaki as Masakage Yamagata
Daisuke Ryū as Nobunaga Oda
Masayuki Yui as Ieyasu Tokugawa
Kaori Momoi as Otsuyanokata
Mitsuko Baisho as Oyunokata
Hideo Murota as Nobufusa Baba

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Where to watch Kagemusha

United States: rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
United Kingdom: rent on YouTube; buy on Sky Store, YouTube
Canada: buy on Apple TV Store

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