Japan / Apr 21, 1963
1h 44min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
In the mountain regions of Hida, the dreams of a peasant named Kyonosuke, who longed to be a samurai, come true when he becomes one of three doubles, of shadows, of Lord Yasutaka. After months of intense and cruel training, he faces his destiny when the Lord and the other two shadows are killed in battle and he must take on the role of Lord Yasutaka....
Main cast
Full cast
Genres
DramaActionWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 第三の影武者 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Daiei Film |
| Release date | 21 aprile 1963 |
| Writer | Norio Nanjō, Seiji Hoshikawa |
| Editing | Mitsuzō Miyata |
| Cinematography | Shozo Honda |
| Assistant directors | Eiji Nishizawa, Umetsugu Inoue |
| Lighting | Ken'ichi Okamoto |
| Camera operators | Shozo Honda |
| Additional photography | Shozo Honda |
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| Production design | Yoshinobu Nishioka |
| Art direction | Yoshinobu Nishioka |
| Set decoration | Yoshinobu Nishioka |
| Music | Hajime Kaburagi, Iwao Ōtani |
| Sound | Iwao Ōtani, Hajime Kaburagi |
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