PlotNest
US
Poster for Kagemusha

Movie

Kagemusha

Original title: 影武者

The Shadow of a man can never stand up and walk on its own.

1980 · PG · 3h

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

7.8

TMDB audience score
778 votes, out of 10

Trailer Where to watch

Synopsis

A feudal epic presenting the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. The impostor becomes comfortable living his life among nobility, but his responsibilities to his station grow more demanding the longer he occupies it.

Where to watch

Official options in the United States:

Rent

  • Google Play Movies
  • YouTube

Buy

  • Apple TV Store
  • Google Play Movies
  • YouTube

All options on TMDB

Where-to-watch data is provided by JustWatch through TMDB. It differs by country and changes over time, so confirm with the service before paying. PlotNest does not host or stream anything.

Find more stories like this Story Finder opens with the same format, genre and decade, so you can add a mood or a minimum score.

Trailer

Play trailer: Kagemusha (1980) Original Trailer [4K]

The preview image comes from YouTube. The player loads only after you press play.

Cast

  • Tatsuya Nakadai
    Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha

  • Tsutomu Yamazaki
    Nobukado Takeda

  • Kenichi Hagiwara
    Katsuyori Takeda

  • Jinpachi Nezu
    Sohachiro Tsuchiya

  • Hideji Ōtaki
    Masakage Yamagata

  • Daisuke Ryū
    Nobunaga Oda

  • Masayuki Yui
    Ieyasu Tokugawa

  • Kaori Momoi
    Otsuyanokata

  • Mitsuko Baisho
    Oyunokata

  • Hideo Murota
    Nobufusa Baba

  • Takayuki Shiho
    Masatoyo Naito

  • Kōji Shimizu
    Katsusuke Atobe

  • Daikei Shimizu
    Masatane Hara

  • Sen Yamamoto
    Nobushige Oyamada

  • Shuhei Sugimori
    Masanobu Kosaka

  • Kota Yui
    Takemaru

  • Yasuhito Yamanaka
    Ranmaru Mori

  • Kumeko Otowa
    Takemaru's Nurse