Kagemusha
The Shadow of a man can never stand up and walk on its own.
19803hNo ratings yet
- Action
- Drama
- War
- History
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.
Keywords
- battle
- army
- emperor
- japan
- samurai
- doppelgänger
- warlord
- 16th century
- impersonation
- feudal japan
- jidaigeki
- edo period
- feudal lord
- sengoku period
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 26, 1980
- Original language
- Japanese
- Spoken languages
- japanese
- Countries
- Japan, United States of America
- Production
- 20th Century Fox,TOHO,American Zoetrope,Kurosawa Production,TOHO, 20th Century Fox, Kurosawa Production
- Budget
- $6,000,000
- Revenue
- $4,000,000
- IMDb
- tt0080979