KAGEMUSHA

Akira KUROSAWA
  • 1980
  • In Competition
  • Feature Films
Palme d'or (Ex-aequo) 1980

On the verge of his death, Shingen Takeda, apprehensive of the future of his clan, leaves a condition in his last will and testament that his demise be guarded a secret for three years.
The key vassals of the Takeda clan make use of Shingen’s double to comply with his last words.
This is a tragic-comedy depicting the hardships of Shingen’s top aides in their desperate battle for the survival of the Takeda clan and the strange life of a man destined to act as a shadow figure of the great Shingen.

Directed by : Akira KUROSAWA
Country: Japan

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