Cinematic background from Kagemusha 1980 - 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.

Kagemusha

1980

Drama, History, War

Directors:
Akira Kurosawa
Writers:
Akira Kurosawa, Masato Ide
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Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man with a bald head tied to a rope; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and two women sitting in front of a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man sitting on a stage in a white robe; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting on the ground in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men sitting on the ground in front of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men sitting on the floor of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man with a beard and a red cape; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman dressed in traditional japanese garb; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a blue robe sitting in a chair; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man holding an umbrella while standing in the rain; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a black hat and a black robe praying; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man sitting on the ground with his head on his back; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men sitting in a circle on the floor; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people riding on the backs of horses; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a kimono and a red hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men are climbing up a tree trunk; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a monk's outfit praying with his hands folded together; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man with a bald head sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A person wearing a helmet; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A person wearing a robe; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a little girl sitting on a stage; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a kimono holding a tray of food; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting around a wooden table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men sitting in a circle around a candle; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man holding a fan in front of two other men; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people walking in the rain under an umbrella; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a white shirt is holding something up; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man sitting next to a little girl wearing a kimono; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man sitting in front of a candle in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man holding a doll in his arms and wearing a wig; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man with a beard and a hat on holding a knife and fork; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing on top of a beach; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men in oriental garb talking to each other in front of a crowd; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man standing in front of the ocean holding a sword; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man with a shaved head wearing a samurai outfit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a black and gold outfit sitting on a chair; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people dressed in medieval armor; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men standing next to each other holding swords; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two people walking in the rain under an umbrella; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man sitting on a stage with a child; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man sitting on the ground wearing a robe; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men sitting in a circle on the floor; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men standing next to each other on a street; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men in costumes on a stage with candles; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Three people standing in a courtyard at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman dressed in costume sitting next to a fire; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man sitting on the ground in front of a group of people; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a kimono sitting on the ground with his eyes closed; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A large group of people are marching with green flags; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man sitting on the ground wearing a robe; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men sitting in a circle in front of each other; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a traditional asian outfit smoking a pipe; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing in the rain; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man sitting in front of a map holding a sword; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing on top of a dirt field; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A couple of men standing next to each other on a street; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men sitting on a bench in front of an audience; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man holding a young child in his arms while standing next to another man; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A couple of men standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man with a shaved head and a yellow and black outfit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man sitting on the ground wearing armor; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing around each other in robes; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men dressed in samurai garb sitting on the ground; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men in traditional japanese garb talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man sitting on the ground wearing a kimono; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing next to a fire; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men standing on a set of stairs; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in traditional japanese garb holding a fan in his hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man standing on top of a hill with clouds in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men in traditional japanese garb sitting in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people riding horses on top of a sandy beach; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man sitting on the ground wearing a hat; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting in a circle and a person sitting on a mat; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man with a beard is holding a bunch of bamboo sticks; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a samurai costume with a helmet on his head; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kagemusha” (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a kimono sitting on a chair with a tray of food; Medium shot, Low angle