Akira 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.
Credits
Kagemusha Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Tatsuya Nakadai
He was 47, now 91 years old
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as Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha |
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Mitsuko Baisho
She was 33, now 77 years old
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as Oyunokata |
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Jinpachi Nezu
He was 32, 69 years old when he died
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as Sohachiro Tsuchiya |
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Takashi Shimura
He was 75, 76 years old when he died
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as Taguchi Gyobu |
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Tsutomu Yamazaki
He was 43, now 87 years old
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as Nobukado Takeda |
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Kenichi Hagiwara
He was 29, 68 years old when he died
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as Katsuyori Takeda |
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Kamatari Fujiwara
He was 75, 80 years old when he died
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as Doctor |
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Hideji Ōtaki
He was 54, 87 years old when he died
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as Masakage Yamagata |
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Daisuke Ryu
He was 23, now 67 years old
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as Nobunaga Oda |
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Kai Atō
He was 34, now 78 years old
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as Zenjiro Amemiya |
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Takashi Ebata
He was 51, now 95 years old
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as Monk |
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Hideo Murota
He was 42, 64 years old when he died
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as Nobufusa Baba |
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Kaori Momoi
She was 28, now 72 years old
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as Otsuyanokata |
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Tetsuo Yamashita
He was 4, now 48 years old
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as Nagahide Niwa |
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Yu Shimaka
He was 30, now 74 years old
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as Jingoro Hara |
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Koji Shimizu
He was 10, now 54 years old
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as Katsusuke Atobe |
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Masayuki Yui
He was 32, now 76 years old
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as Ieyasu Tokugawa |
Kagemusha Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Tomoyuki Tanaka as Executive Producer. He was 70 (86) years old when He died
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Production |
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Masato Ide as Screenplay. He was 60 (69) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Shōji Ueda as Director of Photography. Shōji Ueda was 67 (87) years old when Shōji Ueda died
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Camera |
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George Lucas as Executive Producer. He was 35 (now 79) years old
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Production |
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Francis Ford Coppola as Executive Producer. He was 41 (now 85) years old
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Production |
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Takao Saito as Director of Photography. He was 43 (78) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Shinichirô Ikebe as Original Music Composer. He was 36 (now 80) years old
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Sound |
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Yoshirō Muraki as Art Direction. He was 55 (85) years old when He died
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Art |
