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Release Date:
April 21, 1963
Original Title:
第三の影武者
Alternate Titles:
Daisan no Kagemusha
The Third Shadow
The Third Shadow Samurai
Genres:
Action | Drama
Production Companies:
Daiei Film
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 104
In the mountain regions of Hida, the dreams of a peasant named Kyonosuke, who longed to be a samurai, come true when he becomes one of three doubles, of shadows, of Lord Yasutaka. After months of intense and cruel training, he faces his destiny when the Lord and the other two shadows are killed in battle and he must take on the role of Lord Yasutaka....
Art Direction:
Yoshinobu Nishioka
Assistant Director:
Eiji Nishizawa
Director:
Umetsugu Inoue
Director of Photography:
Shozo Honda
Editor:
Mitsuzô Miyata
Lighting Technician:
Kenichi Okamoto
Original Music Composer:
Hajime Kaburagi
Original Story:
Norio Nanjō
Screenplay:
Seiji Hoshikawa
Sound Recordist:
Iwao Ôtani
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