Kagemusha

Name: Kagemusha
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Released: 1980
Duration: 3 h

Japanese · 影武者

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

1980

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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: 26 Apr 1980
Runtime: 180 min
Also known as: Kagemusha the Shadow Warrior, Καγκεμούσα, ο Ίσκιος του Πολεμιστή, Καγκεμούσα: Η Σκιά του Πολεμιστή, Krigerens skygge
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Budget: $6.0M
Screenplay: Akira Kurosawa, Masato Ide
Cinematography: Shoji Ueda, Takao Saitō
Music: Shinichiro Ikebe
Editor: Akira Kurosawa
Elsewhere: TMDB