Kagemusha (1980)

10/10/1980 3h

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

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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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Tatsuya Nakadai

as Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha

Born 12/13/1932, age

Tsutomu Yamazaki

as Nobukado Takeda

Born 12/02/1936, age

Kenichi Hagiwara

as Katsuyori Takeda

Born 07/26/1950

Died 03/26/2019, age

Jinpachi Nezu

as Sohachiro Tsuchiya

Born 12/01/1947

Died 12/29/2016, age

Hideji Ōtaki

as Masakage Yamagata

Born 06/06/1925

Died 10/02/2012, age

Daisuke Ryū

as Nobunaga Oda

Born 02/14/1957

Died 04/11/2021, age

Kaori Momoi

as Otsuyanokata

Born 04/08/1952, age

Mitsuko Baisho

as Oyunokata

Born 11/22/1946, age

Hideo Murota

as Nobufusa Baba

Born 10/07/1937

Died 06/15/2002, age

Takashi Shimura

as Taguchi Gyobu

Born 03/12/1905

Died 02/11/1982, age