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Kagemusha
is a 1980 Japanese epic jidaigeki film directed by Akira Kurosawa. It is set in the Sengoku period of Japanese history and tells the story of a lower-class petty thief who is taught to impersonate the dying daimyō Takeda Shingen to dissuade opposing lords from attacking the newly vulnerable clan. Kagemusha is the Japanese term for a political decoy, literally meaning "shadow warrior". The film ends with the climactic 1575 Battle of Nagashino.

Virus
1980 film by Kinji Fukasaku

Battle Beyond the Stars
1980 film directed by Jimmy Murakami

Shogun Assassin
1980 jidaigeki film

Gamera: Super Monster
1980 film by Noriaki Yuasa

A Distant Cry from Spring
1980 film by Yōji Yamada

Tora's Tropical Fever
1980 film. 25th entry in "Otoko wa Tsurai yo" series.

Zigeunerweisen
1980 film by Seijun Suzuki

Foster Daddy, Tora!
1980 film. 26th entry in "Otoko wa Tsurai yo" series.

The Battle of Port Arthur
1980 film by Toshio Masuda

Crazy Thunder Road
1980 film by Gakuryū Ishii