Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior

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Overview

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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Cast: Daisuke Ryû, Hideji Ôtaki, Hideo Murota, Jinpachi Nezu, Kaori Momoi, Kenichi Hagiwara, Masayuki Yui, Mitsuko Baisho, Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Genre: Drama, History, War

Country: Japan, United States

Release Year: 1980

IMDB Rating: 7.9 (40464 votes)

TMDB Rating: 7.8 (632 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes: 89

Metacritic: 84

Runtime: 2h 42m

Budget: 4,018,532 USD

Release Date: 1980-10-10

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars, 20 wins & 5 nominations total