Shadow Warrior of Nobunaga Oda
1996
140 minutes
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.
Top Cast
Makoto Fujita
Isao Natsuyagi
Yūko 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