Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior (1980)
A petty thief with an utter resemblance to a samurai warlord is hired as the lord's double. When the warlord later dies the thief is forced to take up arms in his place.
All Releases
Domestic (99.5%)
$4,000,000
$4,000,000
International (0.5%)
$18,532
$18,532
Worldwide
$4,018,532
$4,018,532
Domestic Distributor20th Century Fox
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Budget$6,000,000
Earliest Release DateOctober 10, 1980
(Domestic)
Running Time3 hr
GenresDrama
History
War
IMDbPro
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Akira Kurosawa | Director |
| Masato Ide | Writer |
| Akira Kurosawa | Writer |
| Akira Kurosawa | Producer |
| Shinichirô Ikebe | Composer |
| Takao Saitô | Cinematographer |
| Shôji Ueda | Cinematographer |
| Cast | Role |
|---|---|
| Tatsuya Nakadai | |
| Tsutomu Yamazaki | |
| Ken'ichi Hagiwara | |
| Jinpachi Nezu |
