Selleck as Priest Jirō Yabuki as Equestrian Kamatari Fujiwara as Doctor Release Kagemusha was released theatrically in Japan on April 26, 1980, where it was distributed by Toho. It was released in the United States theatrically on October 6, 1980, where it was distributed by Twentieth Century Fox. The theatrical version in the United States had a 162-minute running time. It was released on home video in the United States with a 180-minute running time in 2005. Box office Kagemusha was the number one Japanese film on the domestic market in 1980, earning in distribution rental income. It earned within ten days of release at 217 Japanese theaters. The film grossed a total of () in Japanese box office gross receipts. Overseas, the film grossed in the United States (equivalent to over adjusted for inflation in 2021) from ticket sales. In France, where it released on 1 October 1980, the film sold 904,627 tickets, equivalent to an estimated gross revenue of approximately (). This brings the film's total estimated worldwide gross revenue to approximately . Accolades Kagemusha won numerous honours in Japan and abroad, marking the beginning of Kurosawa's most successful decade in international awards, the 1980s. At the 1980 Cannes Film Festival, Kagemusha shared the Palme d'Or with All That Jazz. Kagemusha was nominated for two Academy Awards: (Best Art Direction (Yoshirō Muraki) and Best Foreign Language Film). In 2016, The Hollywood Reporter ranked the film 10th among 69 counted winners of the Palme d'Or to date, concluding "Set against the wars of 16th-century Japan, Kurosawa’s majestic samurai epic is still awe-inspiring, not only in its historical pageantry, but for imagery that communicates complex ideas about reality, belief and meaning." See also List of submissions to the 53rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References Bibliography External links Kagemusha: From Painting to Film Pageantry an essay by Peter Grilli at the Criterion Collection Kagemusha at the Japanese Movie Database 1980 films 1980s historical films 1980s war films Jidaigeki films 1980s Japanese-language films Japanese epic films Samurai films Films directed by Akira Kurosawa Toho films 20th Century Fox films Palme d'Or winners Best Foreign Film César Award winners Sengoku period in fiction Films with screenplays by Akira Kurosawa Films produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka Films whose director won the Best Direction BAFTA Award Cultural depictions of Takeda