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Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior

1980·2h 42m·PG
DramaWarHistory
IMDb Rating
★ 7.9/10
41,024 votes
Metascore
84
Metacritic

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.

Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior is a 1980 drama war movie directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Tsutomu Yamazaki, Ken'ichi Hagiwara, Tatsuya Nakadai. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.9/10 from 41,024 votes and runs 2h 42m.

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Director
Akira Kurosawa
Stars
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Ken'ichi Hagiwara
Tatsuya Nakadai
Jinpachi Nezu
Details
1980-10-10
162 min
Movie
PG
★ Japan, United States
★ Japanese
Keywords
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