Shadow Warrior of Nobunaga Oda
影武者 織田信長
Drama · History · TV Movie
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.
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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.
- Status
- Released
- Country
- JP
- Languages
- Japanese
- Subtitles
- English
- Genres
- Drama, History, TV Movie
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
