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Kagemusha
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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.
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Kagemusha is a 1980 Japanese drama and war film directed by Akira Kurosawa, who also served as screenwriter, film editor, and executive producer. The cast includes Tatsuya Nakadai, Kaori Momoi, Takashi Shimura, and Tsutomu Yamazaki. Produced by Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, Tomoyuki Tanaka, and Kurosawa, the movie was distributed by Toho and Netflix. Principal photography took place in Japan, where the narrative is also set.
The film has a runtime of 180 minutes according to TMDb and 162 minutes according to IMDb. It features a score by Shin'ichirō Ikebe and production design by Yoshirō Muraki. Kagemusha received the César Award for Best Foreign Film and the Palme d'Or, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Production Design and Best International Feature Film. It is part of the Palme Dor collection.
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Film · TMDB
7.8Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals reluctantly agree to have the impostor take over as the powerful ruler. He soon begins to appreciate life as Shingen, but his commitment to the role is tested when he must lead his troops into battle against the forces of a rival warlord.
Cast
- Tatsuya Nakadai as Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha
- Tsutomu Yamazaki as Nobukado Takeda
- Kenichi Hagiwara as Katsuyori Takeda
- Jinpachi Nezu as Sohachiro Tsuchiya
- Hideji Ōtaki as Masakage Yamagata
- Daisuke Ryū as Nobunaga Oda
Themes
- japan
- samurai
- army
- emperor
- warlord
- battle
- impersonation
- doppelgänger
- jidaigeki
- edo period
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Kagemusha
- Film.image
- Kagemushatheatricalposter.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical poster
- Film.director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Film.starring
- Tatsuya Nakadai
- Film.music
- Shin'ichirō Ikebe
- Film.editing
- Akira Kurosawa (uncredited)
- Film.runtime
- 180 minutes
- Film.language
- Japanese
- Film.gross
- $33 million ()
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Award
- Palme d'Or
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Original language
- Japanese
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Screenwriter
- Akira Kurosawa
- Composer
- Shin'ichirō Ikebe
- Producer
- Tomoyuki Tanaka
- Cinematographer
- Takao Saito
- Narrative location
- Japan
- Filming location
- Japan
- Duration
- 179
- FilmAffinity ID
- 532261
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- film editor
- Akira Kurosawa
- title
- 影武者
- executive producer
- Akira Kurosawa
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- Yoshirō Muraki
- review score
- 89%
- characters
- Uesugi Kenshin
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- publication date
- 1980-10-17
Sources (15)
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Release
- Reception
- Box office
- Critical response
- Accolades
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
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.
Kagemusha was released to critical acclaim. The film won the Palme d'Or at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival (tied with All That Jazz). It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and received other honours. In 2009 the film was voted at No. 59 on the list of The Greatest Japanese Films of All Time by Japanese film magazine Kinema Junpo.
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