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Kagemusha

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on BBC Two England

(The Shadow Warrior)
The award-winning film by AKIRA KUROSAWA starring Tatsuya Nakadal
'Swift as the wind, silent as the forest, fierce as the fire, immovable as the mountain' is the motto emblazoned on the banners of Shingen, legendary warlord of the Takeda Clan. But Shingen is mortal and as he Ides dying from battle wounds, he orders his Clan to keep Ms death secret for three years. Winner of the 1980 Cannes Golden Palm, this epic drama of feudal conflict in 16th-century Japan is based on a powerful warlord who used a ' kagemusha ' or double to take his place in battle.
Screenplay by AKtRA KUROSAWA and MASATO IDE
Directed by AKIRA KUROSAWA
A Japanese film with English subtitles. (First showing on British television) Films: page 15

Contributors

Unknown:
Akira Kurosawa
Unknown:
Tatsuya Nakadal
Unknown:
Takeda Clan.
Unknown:
Aktra Kurosawa
Directed By:
Akira Kurosawa
Shingen Takeda/Kagemusha:
Tatsuya Nakadai
Nobukado Takeda:
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Katsuyori:
Kenichi Hagiwara
Lord of the Western territories:
Daisuke Ryu
Lord of the Mikawa territory:
Masayuki Yui
Takemaru Takeda:
Kota Yui
A Sniper:
Akahiko Sugizaki
Source: Radio Times

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