Kagemusha
PG · 1980 ‧ War/Action ‧ 2h 42m
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Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief (Tatsuya Nakadai) who is recruited to impersonate Shingen (also Nakadai), an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals...
Release date: October 1980 (USA)
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cinematography: Takao Saito, Masaharu Ueda, Asakazu Nakai, and more
Distributed by: Toho Co., Ltd. and 20th Century Studios
Box office: $33 million (est.)
Budget: ¥2.3 billion; ($11 million) or $7.5 million or $6 million;