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Toshirō MifuneMusashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo -
Koji TsurutaKojiro Sasaki
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Kaoru YachigusaOtsu
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Mariko OkadaAkemi
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Michiko SagaOmitsu
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Takashi ShimuraCourt official
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Minoru ChiakiSasuke the boatman
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Takamaru SasakiOmitsu's father
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Haruo TanakaKumagoro the horse thief
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Kichijirō UedaPriest Ogon
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Ikio SawamuraInnkeeper (uncredited)
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Nakajirō Tomita(uncredited)
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Sonosuke Sawamura(uncredited)
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Michiyo KogureYoshino (uncredited)
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Akihiko HirataSeijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
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Minosuke Yamada(uncredited)
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Sōji Kiyokawa(uncredited)
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Kurôemon OnoeTakuan
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Masako Sakurai(uncredited)
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Yutaka Oka(uncredited)
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| Country: | Japan |
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| Length: | 1 h 45 min |
Description:
A former knight named Takezo is recruited by Japan's Shogun as a teacher and vassal. He declines the offer, choosing instead a quiet life farming vegetables near a village. Two women, Otsu and Akemi, follow him there, both drawn to him. Takezo's peaceful existence is disrupted when he accepts a duel with the confident swordsman Sasaki Kojiro, set for a year later. He earns the villagers’ respect by helping them fight off robbers. As the year ends, Takezo accepts Otsu’s love and sets off for Ganryu Island to face Kojiro in a decisive battle. The film explores themes of honor, humility, and finding one's purpose amidst ambition. It follows Takezo's journey from a wandering warrior to an unlikely hero, presenting a compelling and relatable story.
| Alternative title: | 宮本武蔵完結編 決闘巌流島 |
| Collection: | Samurai Collection |
| Release year: | 1956 |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Type: | Movie |
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