Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior (1980)
Kagemusha (original title)Reference View | Change View
- PG
- 3h 0min
- Drama, History
- 10 Oct 1980 (USA)
- Movie
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.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 20 wins & 3 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Tatsuya Nakadai | ... |
Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha
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| Tsutomu Yamazaki | ... |
Nobukado Takeda
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Ken'ichi Hagiwara | ... |
Katsuyori Takeda
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| Jinpachi Nezu | ... |
Sohachiro Tsuchiya
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Hideji Ôtaki | ... |
Masakage Yamagata
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| Daisuke Ryû | ... |
Nobunaga Oda
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| Masayuki Yui | ... |
Ieyasu Tokugawa
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| Kaori Momoi | ... |
Otsuyanokata
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| Mitsuko Baishô | ... |
Oyunokata
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| Hideo Murota | ... |
Nobufusa Baba
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Takayuki Shiho | ... |
Masatoyo Naito
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| Kôji Shimizu | ... |
Katsusuke Atobe
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Noboru Shimizu | ... |
Masatane Hara
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Sen Yamamoto | ... |
Nobushige Oyamada
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Shuhei Sugimori | ... |
Masanobu Kosaka
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Kota Yui | ... |
Takemaru
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Yasuhito Yamanaka | ... |
Ranmaru Mori
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Kumeko Otowa | ... |
Takemaru's Nurse
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Tetsuo Yamashita | ... |
Nagahide Niwa
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Kai Atô | ... |
Zenjiro Amemiya
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| Takashi Ebata | ... |
Monk
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Hiroshi Shimada | ... |
Jingoro Hara
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Yû Shimaka | ... |
Jingoro Hara
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Toshiaki Tanabe | ... |
Kugutsushi
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Yoshimitsu Yamaguchi | ... |
Salt Vendor
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Eiichi Kanakubo | ... |
Kenshin Uesugi
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Akihiko Sugizaki | ... |
Noda Castle Soldier
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Yugo Miyazaki | ... |
Mataichi Tomono
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Masatsuga Kuriyama | ... |
Muddy samurai
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Norio Matsui | ... |
Tadatsugu Sakai
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Jirô Yabuki | ... |
Equestrian
(as Jiro Yabuki)
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Yasushi Doshida | ... |
Kazumasa Ishikawa
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Takashi Watanabe |
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Nobaru Sone | ... |
Heihachiro Honda
(as Nori Sone)
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Eihachi Ito |
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Senkichi Ômura |
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| Takashi Shimura | ... |
Gyobu Taguchi
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| Kamatari Fujiwara | ... |
Doctor
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Shû Nakajima |
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| Francis Selleck | ... |
Priest
(as Francis Seleck)
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Gorô Yamada | ... |
Foot soldier (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Akira Kurosawa | ||
Written by
| Masato Ide | ... | () |
| Akira Kurosawa | ... | () |
Produced by
| Audie Bock | ... | assistant producer |
| Francis Ford Coppola | ... | executive producer: international version |
| Akira Kurosawa | ... | executive producer / producer |
| George Lucas | ... | executive producer: international version |
| Tomoyuki Tanaka | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Shinichirô Ikebe | ||
Cinematography by
| Takao Saitô | ||
| Shôji Ueda | ... | (as Shoji Ueda) |
Editorial Department
| Yoshihiro Iwatani | ... | assistant editor |
| Tome Minami | ... | negative cutter |
Art Direction by
| Yoshirô Muraki | ||
Costume Design by
| Seiichiro Hagakusawa | ||
Makeup Department
| Yoshiko Matsumoto | ... | hair stylist |
| Shigeo Tamura | ... | hair stylist |
| Junjirô Yamada | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| Akira Fujita | ... | unit production manager |
| Toshiaki Hashimoto | ... | production manager / unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ishirô Honda | ... | second unit director |
| Hideyuki Inoue | ... | assistant director |
| Takashi Koizumi | ... | assistant director |
| Fumisuke Okada | ... | chief assistant director |
| Takao Okawara | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Aki Saburagi | ... | assistant art director |
| Hatsumi Yamamoto | ... | property master |
Sound Department
| Ichirô Minami | ... | sound effects editor |
| Mamoru Yamada | ... | assistant sound recordist |
| Fumio Yanoguchi | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Naomi Hashiyama | ... | still photographer |
| Satoshi Kurikihara | ... | assistant lighting technician |
| Tamio Matsuo | ... | assistant camera |
| Kazuo Miyagawa | ... | consultant: photography |
| Asakazu Nakai | ... | consultant: photography |
| Takeji Sano | ... | lighting technician |
Music Department
| Kotaro Saito | ... | conductor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Teruyo Nogami | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Isamu Miwano | ... | transportation |
Additional Crew
| Audie Bock | ... | assistant to producer |
| Francis Ford Coppola | ... | presenter |
| Masa Furugawara | ... | scene shifter |
| Toshi Hasegawa | ... | horseback riding instructor |
| Shinobu Hashimoto | ... | production advisor |
| Hiroaki Honda | ... | acting office |
| Ishirô Honda | ... | directorial advisor / production coordinator |
| Ryû Kuze | ... | instructor: samurai etiquette |
| Alan Ladd Jr. | ... | presenter |
| George Lucas | ... | presenter |
| Teruyo Nogami | ... | assistant to producer |
| Donald Richie | ... | subtitle supervisor / subtitler |
| Takao Saitô | ... | production advisor |
| Tamihei Shirai | ... | horseback riding instructor |
| Ishirô Honda | ... | creative consultant (uncredited) |
| Michael Rich | ... | assistant to director (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Kurosawa Production Co.
- Toho
- Twentieth Century Fox (in association)
- Zoetrope Studios
Distributors
- Toho (1980) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Fox Film (1980) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1980) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1980) (France) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1980) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1980) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Filmes Castello Lopes (1980) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1980) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- 20th Century Fox Argentina (1981) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox India (1981) (India) (theatrical)
- Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (1981) (Spain) (theatrical)
- CBS Electronics (1984) (Greece) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox Home Video (1984) (Australia) (video)
- CBS/Fox (Argentina) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox (West Germany) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Korea (1998) (South Korea) (theatrical)
- Alive (2002) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Gativideo (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2004) (Sweden) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2009) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (subtitled)
- The Criterion Collection (2009) (United States) (DVD) (subtitled)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting (2011) (Japan) (tv)
- WOWOW (2012) (Japan) (tv)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2014) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Splendor Films (2015) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Fox Video (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cannes Film Festival (festival)
- Ehime Castle
- Iga Ueno Castle
- Japan Airlines (JAL)
- Kumamoto Castle
- Kyoto Costumes (costumes)
- Mimatsu (costumes)
- New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra)
- Toho Recording Center (sound re-recording)
- Toho Sound Effects Group (sound effects)
- Toho Studios (sound stages)
- Tokyo Concerts (orchestra)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
When a powerful warlord in medieval Japan dies, a poor thief recruited to impersonate him finds difficulty living up to his role and clashes with the spirit of the warlord during turbulent times in the kingdom.
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Box Office
| Budget | $6,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | When Toho Studios couldn't fulfill the budget demands of the film, American film directors George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola stepped in to help Akira Kurosawa. Kurosawa was visiting San Francisco in July 1978 and met Lucas and Coppola. The two convinced studio 20th Century-Fox, still riding high after the success of Lucas' Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), to advance-finance the film and fund the remaining portion of the budget. This was done in exchange for the film's world-wide distribution rights to the picture outside of Japan. This was the first time that distribution rights to a Japanese film had been pre-sold to a major Hollywood studio. See more » |
| Goofs | In the final battle there are at least 100 riflemen shown firing their matchlock rifles in volleys. The smoke generated by the matchlocks almost immediately dissipates. This indicates a more modern gunpowder was used in the matchlocks as the historically correct black powder load would blanket the battlefield with thick smoke after a handful of volleys. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in A.K. (1985). See more » |
| Quotes |
Nobukado Takeda:
The shadow of a man can never stand up and walk on its own. See more » |