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Critic Ian Nathan
rated 8

The film manages both magnitude and intimacy, a work of easy spectacle — in the thunder of its action — and the tragic complexities of history.

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Cast & Crew

Akira Kurosawa
Director
Hideo Murota
As Nobufusa Baba
Tatsuya Nakadai
As Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha
Takashi Shimura
As Taguchi Gyobu
Hideji Ōtaki
As Masakage Yamagata
Mitsuko Baisho
As Oyunokata
Tsutomu Yamazaki
As Nobukado Takeda

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In 16th century Japan, powerful warlord Shingen Takeda lies dying on the battlefield. To keep his death a secret from his enemies, he orders his clan to find a double to replace him. The chosen one is a petty thief who must now transform himself into a great leader and command 25,000 samurai warriors.Through an epic journey of feudal conflict, the film explores themesof power, loyaltyand deception as the kagemusha struggles between his new role and old life. Nominated for two Academy Awards and winner ofthe grand prize at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival , "Kagemusha" is a milestone in Akira Kurosawa's career and stands as one of the greatest films ever made.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Kagemusha include Revolution (1985), Cross of Iron, Ran, The Wind and the Lion, The Count of Monte-Cristo, The Message.

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Kagemusha was released in theaters on October 10, 1980.