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Shadow Warrior of Nobunaga Oda

Shadow Warrior of Nobunaga Oda

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 3, 1996

Runtime

2h 20m

Genres

Drama, History, TV Movie

Original Title

影武者 織田信長

Production Companies

TV Asahi

Director

Eiichi Kudo

Description

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.