Poster of Kagemusha

Kagemusha

Plot: 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
Release Date: Saturday, April 26 1980
44 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Tatsuya NakadaiTatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai was
47 in Kagemusha
as 'Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha'.
Tue, Dec 13 1932
Portrait of Tsutomu YamazakiTsutomu Yamazaki
Tsutomu Yamazaki was
43 in Kagemusha
as 'Nobukado Takeda'.
Wed, Dec 02 1936
Portrait of Kenichi HagiwaraKenichi Hagiwara
Kenichi Hagiwara was
29 in Kagemusha
as 'Katsuyori Takeda'.
Wed, Jul 26 1950 –
Tue, Mar 26 2019
Portrait of Jinpachi NezuJinpachi Nezu
Jinpachi Nezu was
32 in Kagemusha
as 'Sohachiro Tsuchiya'.
Mon, Dec 01 1947 –
Thu, Dec 29 2016
Portrait of Hideji ŌtakiHideji Ōtaki
Hideji Ōtaki was
54 in Kagemusha
as 'Masakage Yamagata'.
Sat, Jun 06 1925 –
Tue, Oct 02 2012
Portrait of Daisuke RyūDaisuke Ryū
Daisuke Ryū was
23 in Kagemusha
as 'Nobunaga Oda'.
Thu, Feb 14 1957 –
Sun, Apr 11 2021
Portrait of Masayuki YuiMasayuki Yui
Masayuki Yui was
32 in Kagemusha
as 'Ieyasu Tokugawa'.
Sun, Sep 21 1947
Portrait of Kaori MomoiKaori Momoi
Kaori Momoi was
28 in Kagemusha
as 'Otsuyanokata'.
Tue, Apr 08 1952
Portrait of Mitsuko BaishoMitsuko Baisho
Mitsuko Baisho was
33 in Kagemusha
as 'Oyunokata'.
Fri, Nov 22 1946
Portrait of Hideo MurotaHideo Murota
Hideo Murota was
42 in Kagemusha
as 'Nobufusa Baba'.
Thu, Oct 07 1937 –
Sat, Jun 15 2002
Portrait of Takayuki ShihoTakayuki Shiho
Takayuki Shiho was
>> in Kagemusha
as 'Masatoyo Naito'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kōji ShimizuKōji Shimizu
Kōji Shimizu was
36 in Kagemusha
as 'Katsusuke Atobe'.
Fri, Feb 11 1944
Portrait of Daikei ShimizuDaikei Shimizu
Daikei Shimizu was
32 in Kagemusha
as 'Masatane Hara'.
Tue, Apr 20 1948
Portrait of Sen YamamotoSen Yamamoto
Sen Yamamoto was
37 in Kagemusha
as 'Nobushige Oyamada'.
Thu, Jan 21 1943
Portrait of Shuhei SugimoriShuhei Sugimori
Shuhei Sugimori was
>> in Kagemusha
as 'Masanobu Kosaka'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kota YuiKota Yui
Kota Yui was
>> in Kagemusha
as 'Takemaru'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yasuhito YamanakaYasuhito Yamanaka
Yasuhito Yamanaka was
>> in Kagemusha
as 'Ranmaru Mori'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kumeko OtowaKumeko Otowa
Kumeko Otowa was
64 in Kagemusha
as 'Takemaru's Nurse'.
Thu, Jul 08 1915
Portrait of Tetsuo YamashitaTetsuo Yamashita
Tetsuo Yamashita was
>> in Kagemusha
as 'Nagahide Niwa'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kai AtoKai Ato
Kai Ato was
33 in Kagemusha
as 'Zenjiro Amemiya'.
Thu, Nov 14 1946 –
Sun, Nov 15 2015
Portrait of Takashi EbataTakashi Ebata
Takashi Ebata was
51 in Kagemusha
as 'Monk'.
Sat, Dec 15 1928
Portrait of Yu ShimakaYu Shimaka
Yu Shimaka was
30 in Kagemusha
as 'Jingoro Hara'.
Fri, May 06 1949 –
Mon, Jul 29 2019
Portrait of Toshiaki TanabeToshiaki Tanabe
Toshiaki Tanabe was
>> in Kagemusha
as 'Kugutsushi'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Naruhito IguchiNaruhito Iguchi
Naruhito Iguchi was
>> in Kagemusha
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yoshimitsu YamaguchiYoshimitsu Yamaguchi
Yoshimitsu Yamaguchi was
>> in Kagemusha
as 'Salt Vendor'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Eiichi KanakuboEiichi Kanakubo
Eiichi Kanakubo was
>> in Kagemusha
as 'Kenshin Uesugi'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Akihiko SugizakiAkihiko Sugizaki
Akihiko Sugizaki was
>> in Kagemusha
as 'Noda Castle Soldier'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yugo MiyazakiYugo Miyazaki
Yugo Miyazaki was
>> in Kagemusha
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Masatsugu KuriyamaMasatsugu Kuriyama
Masatsugu Kuriyama was
>> in Kagemusha
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Norio MatsuiNorio Matsui
Norio Matsui was
29 in Kagemusha
as 'Tadatsugu Sakai'.
Sun, Apr 15 1951 –
Wed, Nov 08 2023
Portrait of Jirô ChibaJirô Chiba
Jirô Chiba was
31 in Kagemusha
Thu, Jan 06 1949
Portrait of Yasushi DoshidaYasushi Doshida
Yasushi Doshida was
>> in Kagemusha
as 'Kazumasa Ishikawa'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Takashi WatanabeTakashi Watanabe
Takashi Watanabe was
>> in Kagemusha
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Toku SoneToku Sone
Toku Sone was
>> in Kagemusha
as 'Heihachiro Honda'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Toshiya ItoToshiya Ito
Toshiya Ito was
32 in Kagemusha
Wed, Oct 08 1947 –
Tue, Jun 12 2007
Portrait of Francis SelleckFrancis Selleck
Francis Selleck was
>> in Kagemusha
as 'Priest'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Morihiro YanaseMorihiro Yanase
Morihiro Yanase was
>> in Kagemusha
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Alexander KairisAlexander Kairis
Alexander Kairis was
>> in Kagemusha
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Toshimitsu KatoToshimitsu Kato
Toshimitsu Kato was
>> in Kagemusha
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Paul OkawaPaul Okawa
Paul Okawa was
>> in Kagemusha
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Toshihiko ShimizuToshihiko Shimizu
Toshihiko Shimizu was
>> in Kagemusha
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Senkichi ŌmuraSenkichi Ōmura
Senkichi Ōmura was
57 in Kagemusha
Thu, Apr 27 1922 –
Sun, Nov 24 1991
Portrait of Takashi ShimuraTakashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura was
75 in Kagemusha
as 'Taguchi Gyobu'.
Sun, Mar 12 1905 –
Thu, Feb 11 1982
Portrait of Kamatari FujiwaraKamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara was
75 in Kagemusha
as 'Doctor'.
Sun, Jan 15 1905 –
Sat, Dec 21 1985

Crew

Portrait of Akira KurosawaAkira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa was
70 in Kagemusha
as 'Screenplay, Producer, Executive Producer, Director, Storyboard Artist, Editor'
Wed, Mar 23 1910 –
Sun, Sep 06 1998
Portrait of Shôji UedaShôji Ueda
Shôji Ueda was
42 in Kagemusha
as 'Director of Photography'
Sat, Jan 01 1938
Portrait of Takao SaitōTakao Saitō
Takao Saitō was
51 in Kagemusha
as 'Director of Photography'
Tue, Mar 05 1929 –
Sat, Dec 06 2014
Portrait of Aki SaburagiAki Saburagi
Aki Saburagi was
>> in Kagemusha
as 'Assistant Art Director'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Masato IdeMasato Ide
Masato Ide was
60 in Kagemusha
as 'Screenplay'
Thu, Jan 01 1920 –
Mon, Jul 17 1989
Portrait of George LucasGeorge Lucas
George Lucas was
35 in Kagemusha
as 'Executive Producer'
Sun, May 14 1944
Portrait of Francis Ford CoppolaFrancis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola was
41 in Kagemusha
as 'Executive Producer'
Fri, Apr 07 1939
Portrait of Tomoyuki TanakaTomoyuki Tanaka
Tomoyuki Tanaka was
70 in Kagemusha
as 'Executive Producer'
Tue, Apr 26 1910 –
Wed, Apr 02 1997
Portrait of Ichirô MinamiIchirô Minami
Ichirô Minami was
>> in Kagemusha
as 'Sound Effects Editor'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shinichirô IkebeShinichirô Ikebe
Shinichirô Ikebe was
36 in Kagemusha
as 'Original Music Composer'
Wed, Sep 15 1943
Portrait of Yoshirō MurakiYoshirō Muraki
Yoshirō Muraki was
55 in Kagemusha
as 'Art Direction'
Fri, Aug 15 1924 –
Mon, Oct 26 2009
Portrait of Fumio YanoguchiFumio Yanoguchi
Fumio Yanoguchi was
62 in Kagemusha
as 'Sound Recordist'
Sat, Sep 29 1917 –
Tue, Jan 15 1985
Portrait of Takeji SanoTakeji Sano
Takeji Sano was
49 in Kagemusha
as 'Lighting Technician'
Sun, May 11 1930 –
Fri, Mar 04 2011
Portrait of Toshiaki HashimotoToshiaki Hashimoto
Toshiaki Hashimoto was
>> in Kagemusha
as 'Production Manager'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shigeo TamuraShigeo Tamura
Shigeo Tamura was
>> in Kagemusha
as 'Hairstylist'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Seiichiro HagakusawaSeiichiro Hagakusawa
Seiichiro Hagakusawa was
>> in Kagemusha
as 'Costume Design'
Unknown Birthday