Shadow Warrior of Nobunaga Oda
Shadow Warrior of Nobunaga Oda

Movie·1996·2h 20m

Shadow Warrior of Nobunaga Oda

Directed By

Eiichi Kudō

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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The Story

Original title: 影武者 織田信長

In Tensho 9, as Oda Nobunaga nears the unification of Japan, he assigns trusted generals to conquer remaining regions. Meanwhile, a peasant farmer named Sahei, resembling Nobunaga, is chosen by Hideyoshi and Sen no Rikyu to act as Nobunaga’s shadow. Furious at the idea of a double, Nobunaga confronts Sahei, who courageously performs the "Atsumori" dance, impressing Nobunaga enough to accept him as his Kagemusha. Sahei’s first test as the shadow warrior comes at a memorial service for the Oda family.

Written By

Nobuo Yamada

Themes

samuraijidaigeki

Production House

TV Asahi

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Cast

Makoto Fujita

Makoto Fujita

Isao Natsuyagi

Isao Natsuyagi

Yūko Natori

Yūko Natori

Tsurutaro Kataoka

Tsurutaro Kataoka

Jinpachi Nezu

Jinpachi Nezu

Ayako Sawada

Ayako Sawada

Masakane Yonekura

Masakane Yonekura

Junshi Shimada

Junshi Shimada

Yoko Kurita

Yoko Kurita

Kanan Nakahara

Kanan Nakahara

Yumi Matsuoka

Yumi Matsuoka

Shunji Sasaki

Shunji Sasaki

Masataka Iwao

Masataka Iwao

Rantaro Mine

Rantaro Mine

Hiroki Ôkawa

Shinya Masaki

Natsuyo Kawakami

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Crew

Eiichi Kudō

Eiichi Kudō

Director

Nobuo Yamada

Nobuo Yamada

Screenplay

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