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影武者 (1980)

US:: PG Action Drama History War

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.

Updated May 10 2020

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1980-04-26

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hinrichtung japan samurai emperor doppelgängerin warlord army double role

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Runtime: 180 mins Revenue: $4,000,000 Budget: $6,000,000 Rating: 7.9

Cast

Takashi Shimura

Taguchi Gyobu

Masayuki Yui

Ieyasu Tokugawa

Kaori Momoi

Otsuyanokata

Tatsuya Nakadai

Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha

Jinpachi Nezu

Sohachiro Tsuchiya

Daisuke Ryû

Nobunaga Oda

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Nobukado Takeda

Kenichi Hagiwara

Katsuyori Takeda

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Crew

George Lucas

Executive Producer

Francis Ford Coppola

Executive Producer

Akira Kurosawa

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Screenplay

Akira Kurosawa

Producer

Akira Kurosawa

Executive Producer

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Executive Producer

Masato Ide

Screenplay

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