Kagemusha
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.
Top Billed Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai
Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Nobukado Takeda
Kenichi Hagiwara
Katsuyori Takeda
Jinpachi Nezu
Sohachiro Tsuchiya
Hideji Ōtaki
Masakage Yamagata
Featured Crew
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
George Lucas
Executive Producer
Akira Kurosawa
Producer
Akira Kurosawa
Executive Producer
Francis Ford Coppola
Executive Producer
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Executive Producer
Shinichirô Ikebe
Original Music Composer
Shôji Ueda
Director of Photography
Masato Ide
Screenplay
Takao Saitō
Director of Photography
Toshiaki Hashimoto
Production Manager
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