Kagemusha

Release date: Apr 26, 1980

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.

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Top Cast

Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha

Nobukado Takeda

Katsuyori Takeda

Sohachiro Tsuchiya

Masakage Yamagata

Nobunaga Oda

Ieyasu Tokugawa

Otsuyanokata

Oyunokata

Nobufusa Baba

Masatoyo Naito

Katsusuke Atobe

Masatane Hara

Nobushige Oyamada

Masanobu Kosaka

Takemaru

Ranmaru Mori

Takemaru's Nurse

Nagahide Niwa

Zenjiro Amemiya

Monk

Jingoro Hara

Kugutsushi

Salt Vendor

Kenshin Uesugi

Noda Castle Soldier

Tadatsugu Sakai

Kazumasa Ishikawa

Heihachiro Honda

Priest

Taguchi Gyobu

Doctor

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