Kagemusha

After warlord Takeda Shingen is mortally wounded, his retainers recruit a condemned thief who closely resembles him. The kagemusha must impersonate Shingen for three years to deter rival clans and convince family, troops, and grandson that their leader remains alive.

Banners, armor, council rooms, horses, massed troops, telephoto landscapes, and saturated dream color show power maintained as collective theater. Tatsuya Nakadai's changing posture measures the thief's uneasy absorption into the role.