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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.
Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior: Directed by Akira Kurosawa. With Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Ken'ichi Hagiwara, Jinpachi Nezu. A petty thief with an utter resemblance to a samurai warlord is hired as the lord's double.
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- Drama, History, War
- Akira Kurosawa
- 1980-10-10
Oct 3, 2023 · The movie Kagemusha was directed by Akira Kurosawa. Kurosawa is considered one of the greatest filmmakers in Japanese cinema history and directed many acclaimed films. Kagemusha was released in 1980. The film tells the story of a thief who is chosen to impersonate a powerful daimyo, or feudal lord, who has passed away.
Jun 10, 2020 · This 180-minute Sengoku period drama follows the titular Kagemusha (Tatsuya Nakadai), a thief spared execution due to his identical resemblance to Lord Shingen, daimyō of the Takeda clan (also played by Nakadai). The thief is then trained in the art of being a double by the Shingen’s younger brother Nobukado (Tsutomu Yamazaki).
Kagemusha. Action. 160 minutes ‧ PG ‧ 1980. Roger Ebert. January 1, 1980. 4 min read. “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 ...
Akira Kurosawa. Director, Screenplay. Masato Ide. Screenplay. Full Cast & Crew. Reviews 0. Discussions 1. Go to Discussions. 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.
In his late color masterpiece Kagemusha, Akira Kurosawa returns to the samurai film and to a primary theme of his career—the play between illusion and reality. Sumptuously reconstructing the splendor of feudal Japan and the pageantry of war, Kurosawa creates a historical epic that is also a meditation on the nature of power.
