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Shadow Warrior of Nobunaga Oda (1996)

Directed by Eiichi Kudo

Overview

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.

Length 140 minutes

Actors

Makoto Fujita | Isao Natsuyagi | Yûko Natori | Tsurutaro Kataoka | Jinpachi Nezu | Ayako Sawada | Masakane Yonekura | Junshi Shimada | Yoko Kurita | Kanan Nakahara | Yumi Matsuoka | Shunji Sasaki | Masataka Iwao | Rantaro Mine | Hiroki Ôkawa | Shinya Masaki | Natsuyo Kawakami