Kagemusha is a 1980 Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa, set during the Sengoku period. It follows a petty thief who closely resembles the dying warlord Takeda Shingen and is trained to impersonate him as a decoy to protect the clan from rival lords, a deception that ends at the 1575 Battle of Nagashino. The film shared the Palme d'Or at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival and received two Academy Award nominations, marking a return by Kurosawa to the samurai epic after a decade without a Japanese production.
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Original Language AwardCésar Award for Best Foreign Film 2 Release Year Connections
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1. Wikipedia
Wikimedia FoundationKagemusha, lead paragraph (Wikipedia), original languageQuote, Kagemusha, lead paragraph (Wikipedia), original language
Kagemusha (影武者; Shadow Warrior) is a 1980 Japanese epic jidaigeki film directed by Akira Kurosawa.
2. Kagemusha (Wikidata)
Wikidata P166: César Award for Best Foreign Film
Wikidata P166 (award received): César Award for Best Foreign Film.
Wikidata P166: Palme d'Or
Wikidata P166 (award received): Palme d'Or.
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April 26, 1980 (Japan)
In Medium: Film, Article lead sentence
Kagemusha (影武者; Shadow Warrior) is a 1980 Japanese epic jidaigeki film directed by Akira Kurosawa.
Created By: Akira Kurosawa, Article lead sentence
Kagemusha (影武者; Shadow Warrior) is a 1980 Japanese epic jidaigeki film directed by Akira Kurosawa.
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