The Third Shadow Warrior

The Third Shadow Warrior

104 mins | Drama, Action | April 21, 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....

The Third Shadow Warrior

104 mins | Drama, Action | April 21, 1963

The Third Shadow Warrior
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....
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Original title 第三の影武者
Directors Eiji Nishizawa, Umetsugu Inoue
Writers Norio Nanjo, Seiji Hoshikawa

Cast

Raizō Ichikawa

as Kyonosuke Ninomiya / Yasutaka Ikemoto

Hizuru Takachiho

as Teruhime

Masayo Banri

as Kohagi

Shigeru Amachi

as Sadamitsu Miki

Takayuki Akutagawa

as Narrator (voice)