bappamtv

Daisan no kagemusha

Daisan no kagemusha

1963Movie⏱️ 1h 44m
ActionDrama
7.5
IMDB Rating
296 votes

A warlord's retainer offers a farmer the chance to become a samurai, but he is instead forced to serve as a double of the warlord at expense of his freedom.

Director
Umetsugu Inoue
Writers
Seiji Hoshikawa, Norio Nanjo
Stars
Raizô Ichikawa, Hizuru Takachiho, Masayo Banri
Release Date
April 21, 1963
Language
Japanese
Country
Japan
💬 3
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Raizô Ichikawa
Raizô Ichikawa
as Kyônosuke Ninomiya
Hizuru Takachiho
Hizuru Takachiho
as Teruhime
Masayo Banri
Masayo Banri
as Kohagi
👤
Katsuhiko Kobayashi
Shigeru Amachi
Shigeru Amachi
as Sadamitsu Miki
Ryûzô Shimada
Ryûzô Shimada
Tatsuya Ishiguro
Tatsuya Ishiguro
Rieko Sumi
Rieko Sumi
Nobuo Kaneko
Nobuo Kaneko
Saburô Date
Saburô Date

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Color
Black and White
Production
Daiei Kyoto

🏷️ Keywords

based on novel

🎯 Categories

JapaneseActionDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Third Shadow...
by manfromplanetx2018-10-29
10/10

"Poor farmer Kyônosuke (Raizô Ichikawa) has an aspiring ambition and dreams of a glorified samurai future. An opportunity arises when a position under the local Lord is offered, Naïve young Kyônosuke is told that because of his resemblance to the Lord he is to become a body double, the third of the Lords human shadows. . Say no more... The film from Umetsugu Inoue is a spellbinding dark tale, an incredibly creative and stylish work of cinematic art, tantalizingly evident from the credits opening moments.. Accompanied with an outstanding soundtrack wonderfully blended, creating a rich atmospheri..."

📖 Synopsis

A warlord's retainer offers a farmer the chance to become a samurai, but he is instead forced to serve as a double of the warlord at expense of his freedom.