Takeda Shingen's death & Kagemusha

Is there any truth to the use of a double by the Takeda clan after
Shingen's death, as in Kurosawa's movie? I have read that doubles were
used both in battle and to allow more time while a successor is chosen
following a death, however no examples were provided for either of this
two scenarios.

Thanks,
Angus

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Haynes, A (Angus) wrote:

>Is there any truth to the use of a double by the Takeda clan after
>Shingen's death, as in Kurosawa's movie? I have read that doubles were
>used both in battle and to allow more time while a successor is chosen
>following a death, however no examples were provided for either of this
>two scenarios.
>
>Thanks,
>Angus
>
>
>

No, the use of a double by TAKEDA Shingen is groundless. Totally fiction.

A book named "Kou-you-gun-kan", which was written by KOUSAKA
Masanobu (Shingen's "boyfriend" and adviser) and his nephew KASUGA
Soujirou in some time from 1596 to 1624, says that Shingen wanted to
suppress his heath for three years, but it dosen't mention about kagemusha
at all. And Takeda clan seemed to fail to keep Shingen's will.
Additionally
Kou-you-gun-kan has so many exaggerated stories that historians don't
regard it as reliable source so much. ( I think there is no problem for
us to
believe only Shingen's will part though.)

Moreover, a fact that Death of TAKEDA Shigenobu (Shingen's brother)
in Kawanakajima could be regarded as a death as Shingen's "kagemusha"
seems toreinforce the legend of Shingen's double.