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About
A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader. He's also challenged to fight by the supremely confident and skillful Sasaki Kojiro. Takezo agrees to fight Kojiro in a year's time but rejects Shogun's patronage, choosing instead to live on the edge of a village, raising vegetables. He's followed there by Otsu and later by Akemi, both in love with him. The year ends as Takezo assists the villagers against a band of brigands. He seeks Otsu's forgiveness and accepts her love, then sets off across the water to Ganryu Island for his final contest.
Theatrical
Oct 31, 1967
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TOHO
Original Title
宮本武蔵完結編 決闘巌流島
Original Language
Japanese
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Cast
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Toshirō Mifune
Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
K
Koji Tsuruta
Kojiro Sasaki
K
Kaoru Yachigusa
Otsu
M
Mariko Okada
Akemi
K
Kurôemon Onoe
Takuan
M
Michiko Saga
Omitsu
T
Takashi Shimura
Court official
M
Minoru Chiaki
Sasuke the boatman
T
Takamaru Sasaki
Omitsu's father
H
Haruo Tanaka
Kumagoro the horse thief
K
Kichijirō Ueda
Priest Ogon
I
Ikio Sawamura
Innkeeper (uncredited)
N
Nakajirō Tomita
(uncredited)
S
Sonosuke Sawamura
(uncredited)
M
Michiyo Kogure
Yoshino (uncredited)
A
Akihiko Hirata
Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
M
Minosuke Yamada
(uncredited)
S
Sōji Kiyokawa
(uncredited)
Y
Yutaka Oka
(uncredited)
T
Tominosuke Hayama
(uncredited)
Samurai Collection
A historical adventure spanning three films, adapted from the novel Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa. They follow the development of the famous author and warrior, Musashi Miyamoto.
