Drama ·Action ·War · Japan · 1963 · 1h 44m

The Third Shadow Warrior

第三の影武者

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Director
Umetsugu Inoue
Cast
Raizō Ichikawa as Kyonosuke Ninomiya / Yasutaka Ikemoto Hizuru Takachiho as Teruhime Masayo Banri as Kohagi Katsuhiko Kobayashi as Shigeru Amachi as Sadamitsu Miki Ryūzō Shimada as
Crew
Shozo Honda — Director of Photography Mitsuzō Miyata — Editor Hajime Kaburagi — Original Music Composer Seiji Hoshikawa — Screenplay
Synopsis

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....

Key Collaborators
Umetsugu Inoue Director Shozo Honda Director of Photography Mitsuzō Miyata Editor Hajime Kaburagi Original Music Composer Seiji Hoshikawa Screenplay
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