Movie · 1980
Kagemusha
“The Shadow of a man can never stand up and walk on its own.”
Released 26 April 1980 180 min Action / Drama / History / War More from 1980 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
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How old were they?
Kamatari Fujiwara
as Doctor
Hideji Ōtaki
as Masakage Yamagata
Takashi Ebata
as Monk
Tatsuya Nakadai
as Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha
Tsutomu Yamazaki
as Nobukado Takeda
Hideo Murota
as Nobufusa Baba
Sen Yamamoto
as Nobushige Oyamada
Kōji Shimizu
as Katsusuke Atobe
Mitsuko Baisho
as Oyunokata
Jinpachi Nezu
as Sohachiro Tsuchiya
Masayuki Yui
as Ieyasu Tokugawa
Daikei Shimizu
as Masatane Hara
Toshiya Ito
Kenichi Hagiwara
as Katsuyori Takeda
Kaori Momoi
as Otsuyanokata
Daisuke Ryū
as Nobunaga Oda
Takayuki Shiho
as Masatoyo Naito
Shuhei Sugimori
as Masanobu Kosaka
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The numbers
52years between the oldest and youngest billed
75Kamatari Fujiwara — oldest on the call sheet
23Daisuke Ryū — youngest billed
39average age of the credited cast