Kagemusha (1980)3h00
Action · Drama · History · War
Director Akira Kurosawa (8.0 avg)
Also directed Seven Samurai, Rashomon, Ran, and 28 more
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.
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Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Kenichi Hagiwara
Jinpachi Nezu
Hideji Ōtaki
Daisuke Ryū
Masayuki Yui
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