Kagemusha

Kagemusha

Kagemusha

SPECIAL EVENTS In his late colour masterpiece Kagemusha, Akira Kurosawa returns to the samurai film and to a primary theme of his career—the play between illusion and reality. More info
When a warlord dies, a peasant thief is called upon to impersonate him, and then finds himself haunted by the warlord’s spirit as well as his own ambitions. In his late colour masterpiece Kagemusha, Akira Kurosawa returns to the samurai film and to a primary theme of his career—the play between illusion and reality. Sumptuously reconstructing the splendour of feudal Japan and the pageantry of war, Kurosawa creates a historical epic that is also a meditation on the nature of power.
Release Date: Jan 27, 2025
Rating: PG
Runtime: 180 mins
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Actors: Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Ken'ichi Hagiwara

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