Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kenichi Hagiwara
On the death of a clan chief his place is taken by the lookalike hired to overlook the battlefields while the chief is really busy elsewhere.
DVD Release Date: March 29, 2005
Stats: 590 reviews
interesting but never enveloping. we have a thief who plays a chief, turns out he's more worthy than the bloated ego of the original. the tragedy is he flails, becomes good at his newfound trade and eventually shows through. locked inside a prison of skin can't be fun. what i lik...( read more)
Akira Kurosawa struggled to make "Kagemusha", his 27th film, for almost a decade. Unable to find financial backing for years (which would be a common problem in Kurosawa's career), the film was finally financed by the highly successful American directors Francis Ford Coppola and ...( read more)
I saw the movie twice in two days, and it's an interesting movie, very different from his other work.
I found out that the role that Nakadai plays, was originally written for Katsu Shintaro, but that they didn't get along at all, and Kurosawa had to look for another actor to st...( read more)
Kurosawa may have referred to it as a dress rehersal for Ran, but Kagemusha is an incredible film in its own right. Never getting dragged down throughout its 3 hour running time, Kurosawa again proves (if proof be needed) that he is certainly a master of pace. Kurosawa shows he i...( read more)
like a mad tragic japanese prisoner of zenda. beautifully filmed and the final scenes are heartrending
De Akira Kurosawa y George Lucas. Un rey muere y es sustituido por un gemelo de clase pobre. Una historia tan antigua como el mundo.
A ratos esta aburrida.
I loved the idea of this film, with the whole impersonation thing. Overall, it was really good!
Brilliant and perfect direction of a wonderful epic. Did you take a look at all of those beautiful and contrasting colors?
88/100
other obvious contenders being Ran, Seven Samurai, Ikiru and Rashomon, methinks that this is epitomises Kurosawa's directing style, broad way of thinking and unforgettable images.
nominated for best foreign film by NBR, at the golden globes, and at the oscars
i'm glad i bought this old movie it made me smile but feel sorry for the double i know the history of the takade clan and its nice to see some of it played out!
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