The Third Shadow Warrior
7.5
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....
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Cast
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Raizō Ichikawa
Kyonosuke Ninomiya / Yasutaka Ikemoto
Known for
An Actor's Revenge
Hizuru Takachiho
Teruhime
Known for
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
Masayo Banri
Kohagi
Known for
The Tale of Zatoichi
Katsuhiko Kobayashi
Known for
Zatoichi the Fugitive
Shigeru Amachi
Sadamitsu Miki
Known for
Jigoku
Ghost Story of Yotsuya
Ryūzō Shimada
Known for
The Tale of Zatoichi
Daimajin
Tatsuya Ishiguro
Known for
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Fires on the Plain
Rieko Sumi
Known for
Sound of the Mountain
Nobuo Kaneko
Known for
Ikiru
Shōgun
Saburo Date
Known for
Ugetsu
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Manabu Morita
Known for
The Tale of Zatoichi
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Shinjirō Asano
Known for
Ghost Story of Yotsuya
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
Umetsugu Inoue Director · Seiji Hoshikawa Screenplay Norio Nanjō Story
First release April 21, 1963 · Produced in Japan · Production Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Production
Daiei Film
Production
Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Production
Japan
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Original title
第三の影武者
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · April 21, 1963
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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