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Daisan no kagemusha 1963

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....

Directed by: Umetsugu Inoue
Written by: Seiji Hoshikawa
Runtime: 104 minutes
Cast:
Raizō Ichikawa Raizō Ichikawa
Kyonosuke Ninomiya / Yasutaka Ikemoto 
Hizuru Takachiho Hizuru Takachiho
Teruhime 
Masayo Banri Masayo Banri
Kohagi 
Katsuhiko Kobayashi Katsuhiko Kobayashi
 
Shigeru Amachi Shigeru Amachi
Sadamitsu Miki 
Ryûzô Shimada Ryûzô Shimada
 
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Also known as:
  • The Third Shadow Samurai
  • The Third Shadow
  • The Third Shadow Warrior