FILM

Kagemusha (1980)

Name: Kagemusha
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Released: 1980-04-26
Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kenichi Hagiwara, Jinpachi Nezu, Hideji Ōtaki

Film · 1980 · 180 min · PG · Action · Drama · History

The Shadow of a man can never stand up and walk on its own.

A feudal epic presenting the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. The impostor becomes comfortable living his life among nobility, but his responsibilities to his station grow more demanding the longer he occupies it.

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

Starring Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kenichi Hagiwara, Jinpachi Nezu, Hideji Ōtaki, Daisuke Ryū, Masayuki Yui, Kaori Momoi

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Release dates in the United States

In cinemas	10 October 1980
Digital release	Not listed
Physical release	1 January 1981
First release anywhere	26 April 1980

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