Kagemusha

Plot Summary

A feudal epic presenting the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. The impostor becomes comfortable living his life among nobility, but his responsibilities to his station grow more demanding the longer he occupies it.

Top Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha

Tsutomu Yamazaki Nobukado Takeda

Kenichi Hagiwara Katsuyori Takeda

Jinpachi Nezu Sohachiro Tsuchiya

Hideji Ōtaki Masakage Yamagata