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Kagemusha (影武者, Shadow Warrior) is a 1980 epic jidaigeki film directed by Akira Kurosawa. It is set in the Sengoku period of Japanese history and tells the story of a lower-class criminal who is taught to impersonate the dying daimyō Takeda Shingen to dissuade opposing lords from attacking the newly vulnerable clan.
- April 26, 1980 (Japan)
- Akira Kurosawa, Tomoyuki Tanaka
Oct 10, 1980 · A 1980 historical drama film by Akira Kurosawa about a thief who impersonates a warlord in medieval Japan. The film features Tatsuya Nakadai in a dual role, and was nominated for two Oscars and won the Cannes Grand Prize.
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- Drama, History, War
- Akira Kurosawa
- 1980-10-10
Dec 6, 2020 · Kagemusha. by. Akira Kurosawa. Publication date. 1980. Topics. Akira Kurosawa, samurai, feudal Japan, English subtitles. Language. Japanese. When a warlord dies, a peasant thief is called upon to impersonate him, and then finds himself haunted by the warlord’s spirit as well as his own ambitions.
- 180 min
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Powered by JustWatch. "Kagemusha" is a samurai drama by the director who most successfully introduced the genre to the West (with such classics as "The Seven Samurai" and "Yojimbo"), and who, at the age of seventy, made an epic that dares to wonder what meaning the samurai code -- or any human code -- really has in the life of an individual man.
Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief (Tatsuya Nakadai) who is recruited to impersonate Shingen (also Nakadai), an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by...
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- History, Drama
- PG
Kagemusha is a 1980 film by the legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, who explores the themes of illusion and reality in feudal Japan. The film follows a peasant thief who impersonates a warlord and faces the challenges of power and identity.
