

"The Shadow of a man can never stand up and walk on its own."
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.
Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha

Nobukado Takeda

Katsuyori Takeda

Sohachiro Tsuchiya

Masakage Yamagata

Nobunaga Oda

Ieyasu Tokugawa

Otsuyanokata

Oyunokata

Nobufusa Baba

Masatoyo Naito
Katsusuke Atobe

Masatane Hara
Nobushige Oyamada

Masanobu Kosaka
Takemaru
Ranmaru Mori
Takemaru's Nurse

Nagahide Niwa
Zenjiro Amemiya

Monk

Jingoro Hara

Kugutsushi
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Salt Vendor
Kenshin Uesugi
Noda Castle Soldier
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Tadatsugu Sakai
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Kazumasa Ishikawa
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Heihachiro Honda
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Priest
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Taguchi Gyobu

Doctor
