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Synopsis:
A petty
thief named Kagemusha gets saved from a death sentence because
he resembles the warlord Shingen Takeda. The warlord has been
fighting two other leaders for control of 16th-century Japan and
impersonators often take his place during battles to put him out
of harm's way. Because of Kagemusha's strong physical
similarities to the warlord, he's a perfect choice for a "shadow
warrior." However, the arrangement suddenly changes when Shingen
gets fatally wounded while watching a battle. Adhering to
Shingen's final wish, the warlord's men keep the death a secret,
and Kagemusha struggles to transform himself from a criminal
into a leader.
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 Director:
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay: Masato Ide, Akira Kurosawa
Cinematography: Shoji Ueda, Masaharu Ueda, Takao Saito
Music: Shinichiro Ikebe
Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kenichi Hagiwara, Kota
YuiHideo Murota, Takayuki Shiho, Daisuke Ryu, Masayuki Yui,
Mitsuko Baisho, Kaori Momoi
Producers: Akira Kurosawa, Tomoyoki Tanaka
Int. Version Producers: Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas
Japan) 1980) |
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