Kagemusha
1980 · directed by Akira Kurosawa
- Rating
- 90/100
- Hit
- yes
- Prestige lists
- Palme d'Or, Criterion
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.
Kagemusha (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa, rates 90/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Tatsuya Nakadai
- Tsutomu Yamazaki
- Kenichi Hagiwara
- Jinpachi Nezu
- Hideji Ōtaki
- Daisuke Ryū
- Masayuki Yui
- Kaori Momoi
- Mitsuko Baisho
- Hideo Murota
Crew
- Shoji Ueda — Director of Photography
- Takao Saitō — Director of Photography
- Akira Kurosawa — Editor
- Shinichiro Ikebe — Original Music Composer
- Akira Kurosawa — Screenplay
- Masato Ide — Screenplay
More from Akira Kurosawa
- Seven Samurai (1954) — 100/100 · hit
- Rashomon (1950) — 99/100 · hit
- Ikiru (1952) — 91/100 · hit
- Ran (1985) — 91/100 · hit
- High and Low (1963) — 91/100 · hit
- Throne of Blood (1957) — 90/100 · hit
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