Kagemusha

AKA:
Shadow Warrior
Release Date:
Oct 6, 1980
MPAA Rating:
PG
Running Time:
2:40
Genre:
Drama
Director:
Akira Kurosawa
Cast:
Tatsuya Nakadai Shingen Takeda/Kagemusha
Tsutomu Yamazaki Nobukado Takeda
Kenichi Hagiwara Katsuyori Takeda
Producers:
Francis Ford Coppola , Akira Kurosawa , Tomoyuki Tanaka , George Lucas
Writers:
Masato Ide, Akira Kurosawa
Language:
English

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Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen (also Nakadai), 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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