Country
Japan
Date
Apr 23, 1980
Note
Tokyo
The Shadow of a man can never stand up and walk on its own.
3h 0min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals reluctantly agree to have the impostor take over as the powerful ruler. He soon begins to appreciate life as Shingen, but his commitment to the role is tested when he must lead his troops into battle against the forces of a rival warlord.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kaori Momoi | Otsuyanokata |
| Mitsuko Baisho | Oyunokata |
| Hideo Murota | Nobufusa Baba |
| Takayuki Shiho | Masatoyo Naito |
| Kōji Shimizu | Katsusuke Atobe |
| Daikei Shimizu | Masatane Hara |
| Sen Yamamoto | Nobushige Oyamada |
| Shuhei Sugimori | Masanobu Kosaka |
| Kota Yui | Takemaru |
| Yasuhito Yamanaka | Ranmaru Mori |
| Kumeko Otowa | Takemaru's Nurse |
| Tetsuo Yamashita | Nagahide Niwa |
| Kai Ato | Zenjiro Amemiya |
| Takashi Ebata | Monk |
| Yu Shimaka | Jingoro Hara |
| Toshiaki Tanabe | Kugutsushi |
| Naruhito Iguchi |
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| Yoshimitsu Yamaguchi | Salt Vendor |
| Eiichi Kanakubo | Kenshin Uesugi |
| Akihiko Sugizaki | Noda Castle Soldier |
| Yugo Miyazaki | |
| Masatsugu Kuriyama | |
| Norio Matsui | Tadatsugu Sakai |
| Jirô Chiba | |
| Yasushi Doshida | Kazumasa Ishikawa |
| Takashi Watanabe | |
| Toku Sone | Heihachiro Honda |
| Toshiya Ito | |
| Francis Selleck | Priest |
| Morihiro Yanase | |
| Alexander Kairis | |
| Toshimitsu Kato | |
| Paul Okawa | |
| Toshihiko Shimizu | |
| Senkichi Ōmura | |
| Takashi Shimura | Taguchi Gyobu |
| Kamatari Fujiwara | Doctor |
Genres
ActionDramaHistoryWar
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | 影武者 |
| Lingua originale | 日本語 (JA) |
| Lingue parlate | 日本語 |
| Paesi di produzione | Japan, United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | TOHO, 20th Century Fox, Kurosawa Production |
| Data di uscita | 26 aprile 1980 |
| Exec. Producer | Tomoyuki Tanaka, Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas |
| Producer | Akira Kurosawa, Teruyo Nogami |
| Writer | Akira Kurosawa, Masato Ide |
| Editors | Akira Kurosawa |
| Cinematography | Takao Saitō, Shoji Ueda |
| Asst. Directors | Ishirō Honda, Takao Okawara, Akira Kurosawa |
| Lighting | Takeji Sano |
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| Camera Operators | Takao Saitō, Shoji Ueda |
| Add. Photography | Takao Saitō, Shoji Ueda |
| Production Design | Aki Saburagi, Akira Kurosawa, Yoshirō Muraki |
| Art Direction | Aki Saburagi, Yoshirō Muraki, Akira Kurosawa |
| Set Decoration | Aki Saburagi, Akira Kurosawa, Yoshirō Muraki |
| Composer | Shinichiro Ikebe, Fumio Yanoguchi, Ichirô Minami |
| Sound | Shinichiro Ikebe, Fumio Yanoguchi, Ichirô Minami |
| Costume Design | Seiichiro Hagakusawa, Shigeo Tamura |
| Makeup | Shigeo Tamura, Seiichiro Hagakusawa |
| Hairstyling | Shigeo Tamura, Seiichiro Hagakusawa |
| Budget | 6.000.000 € |
| Incasso | 4.000.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Country
Belgium
Date
Apr 26, 1980
Certification
9
Country
Japan
Date
Apr 26, 1980
Country
France
Date
Oct 01, 1980
Certification
U
Country
United States
Date
Oct 10, 1980
Certification
PG
Note
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Country
Finland
Date
Oct 24, 1980
Certification
K-12
Country
Sweden
Date
Oct 30, 1980
Certification
15
Country
Denmark
Date
Nov 17, 1980
Certification
11
Country
Italy
Date
Jan 26, 1981
Certification
NR
Country
South Korea
Date
Dec 12, 1998
Certification
12
Physical media
Country
United States
Date
Jan 01, 1981
Certification
PG
Note
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Country
Sweden
Date
Jul 21, 2004
Certification
15
Note
DVD
Country
Greece
Date
Dec 05, 2006
Note
DVD
Country
Netherlands
Date
Oct 13, 2007
Certification
12
Note
DVD, Blu ray
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Country
Germany
Date
Oct 28, 2011
Certification
12
Note
Blu-Ray
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