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Kagemusha (1980)

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About this film

Kagemusha is a 1980 Japanese epic jidaigeki film directed by Akira Kurosawa. It is set in the Sengoku period of Japanese history and tells the story of a lower-class petty thief who is taught to impersonate the dying daimyō Takeda Shingen to dissuade opposing lords from attacking the newly vulnerable clan.

Directors & creators

Akira Kurosawa

Subjects

Japanese, epic, jidaigeki, war, drama, samurai, historical fiction, film

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