Kagemusha is a 1980 film by Akira Kurosawa. The title (which means "Shadow Warrior" in Japanese) is a term used for an impersonator. It is set in the Warring States era of Japanese history and tells the story of a lower-class criminal who is taught to impersonate a dying warlord in order to dissuade opposing lords from attacking the newly vulnerable clan. The warlord whom the kagemusha impersonates is based on daimyo Takeda Shingen and the climactic 1575 Battle of Nagashino. (more)
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Genres: entertainment, movies
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Battle of Nagashino:
The Battle of Nagashino took place in 1575 at Nagashino Castle in the Mikawa province of Japan. The castle had been under siege by Takeda Katsuyori since the 17th of June; Okudaira Sadamasa, a Tokugawa vassal, commanded the defending force. The castl
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César Award for Best Foreign Film:
César Award for Best Foreign Film: *1976 - Profumo di donna - Dino Risi ** Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes – Werner Herzog ** Nashville – Robert Altman ** Trollflöjten – Ingmar Bergman *1977 - C'eravamo tanto amati - Ettore Scola ** Barry Lyndon – Stanley K
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Takashi Shimura:
} Takashi Shimura was one of Japan's greatest actors of the 20th century. Born in Ikuno, Japan, one of his earliest film roles was in Kenji Mizoguchi's Osaka Elegy (1936). After Toshiro Mifune, Shimura was probably the next most closely associated ac
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Shintaro Katsu:
Shintaro Katsu, born Toshio Okumura (奥村 利夫 Okumura Toshio, November 29, 1931—June 21, 1997; nicknamed Katsu-shin) was a Japanese actor, singer, producer, and director. He was the son of kabuki performer Katsutoji Kineya (Kineya Katsutōji) who was ren
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Daisuke Ryu:
Daisuke Ryu is a Japanese actor born in Tokyo, Japan on 14 February 1957. He won the Japanese "best new actor" Blue ribbon award for his performance as the legendary warrior Nobunaga Oda in Akira Kurosawa's movie Kagemusha (The Shadow Warrior). Other
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Palme d'Or:
The Palme d'Or (English: Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded to competing films at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the organizing committee. From 1939 to 1954, the highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival Internationa
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Academy Award for Best Art Direction:
The Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures. The Academy Award for Best Art Direction recognizes achievement in art direction on a film. The films below are listed with their production year, so the Oscar 200
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All That Jazz:
All That Jazz is a Palme D'Or winning 1979 American musical film directed by Bob Fosse. The screenplay by Robert Alan Aurthur and Fosse is a semi-autobiographical fantasy based on aspects of the dancer, choreographer, and director's life and career.
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Tatsuya Nakadai:
Tatsuya Nakadai is a Japanese leading film actor. He became a star after he was discovered working as a Tokyo shop clerk by filmmaker Masaki Kobayashi during the early 1950s. He became the favorite leading man of internationally-acclaimed director Ak
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Lake Suwa:
Lake Suwa is a lake in the central part of Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It ranks 24th in Japan in surface area. Lake Suwa is the site of o-miwatari, an interesting natural phenomenon. The lake has a natural hot spring under the surface, so that when the
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