Kagemusha
1980 film directed by Akira Kurosawa
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Summary
Kagemusha is a film[1]. Kagemusha ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,054 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: César Award for Best Foreign Film[3], Palme d'Or[4]
- Director: Akira Kurosawa[5]
- Screenwriter: Akira Kurosawa[6]
- Composer: Shin'ichirō Ikebe[7]
- Genre: drama film[8], war film[9]
- Cast member: Tatsuya Nakadai[10], Kaori Momoi[11], Takashi Shimura[12], Tsutomu Yamazaki[13], Jinpachi Nezu[14], Hideji Ōtaki[15], Daisuke Ryū[16], Mitsuko Baishō[17], Hideo Murota[18], Ken'ichi Hagiwara[19], Kamatari Fujiwara[20], Masayuki Yui[21], Kōji Shimizu[22], Daikei Shimizu[23]
- Producer: Francis Ford Coppola[24], Akira Kurosawa[25], George Lucas[26], Tomoyuki Tanaka[27]
- Director of photography: Takao Saito[28]
- Original language of film or TV show: Japanese[29]
- Distribution format: video on demand[30]
- Review score: 7.6/10[31], 84/100[32], 89%[33]
- Color: color[34]
- Country of origin: Japan[35]
- Publication date: April 26, 1980[36], October 17, 1980[37]
- Characters: Takeda Shingen[38], Takeda Nobukado[39], Takeda Katsuyori[40], Yamagata Masakage[41], Oda Nobunaga[42], Tokugawa Ieyasu[43], Aburakawa[44], Baba Nobuharu[45], Naitō Masatoyo[46], Atobe Katsusuke[47], Hara Masatane[48], Oyamada Nobushige[49], Kōsaka Masanobu[50], Uesugi Kenshin[51]
- Distributed by: Toho[52], Netflix[53]
- Narrative location: Japan[54]
- Filming location: Japan[55]
- Film editor: Akira Kurosawa[56]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Production Design[57], Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[58], Palme d'Or[59]
Why It Matters
Kagemusha has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] Kagemusha is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
FAQs
What awards did Kagemusha receive?
Honors received include César Award for Best Foreign Film[3] and Palme d'Or[4].