Kagemusha
Movie
影武者
1980/04/26
Character count13,891
Word count6,785
Unique words1,826
Words (1-occurrence)1,098
Unique kanji847
Kanji (1-occurrence)323
Difficulty beta
Expert
External Rating
78 %

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.

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Genres
Action
Drama
Tags
Samurai
Sengoku Period