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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956, Jan 03
1h 45m
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.
Directed by
Hiroshi Inagaki
Written by
Hiroshi Inagaki, Tokuhei Wakao
Mariko Okada
Akemi
Haruo Tanaka
Kumagoro the horse thief
Akihiko Hirata
Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
Toshirō Mifune
Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
Koji Tsuruta
Kojiro Sasaki
Takashi Shimura
Court official
Mitsuko Mito
Oko (uncredited)
Ikio Sawamura
Innkeeper (uncredited)
Kichijirō Ueda
Priest Ogon
Minoru Chiaki
Sasuke the boatman
Michiko Saga
Omitsu
Daisuke Katō
Toji Gion
Sonosuke Sawamura
(uncredited)
Takamaru Sasaki
Omitsu's father
Michiyo Kogure
Yoshino (uncredited)
Kaoru Yachigusa
Otsu
Eijirō Tōno
Baiken Shishido (uncredited)
Keiichirô Katsumoto
(uncredited)
Katsumi Tezuka
(uncredited)
Kokuten Kōdō
Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited)
Ren Yamamoto
(uncredited)
Nakajirō Tomita
(uncredited)
Noriko Honma
(uncredited)
Fuminori Ōhashi
(uncredited)
Sachio Sakai
Matahachi Honiden (uncredited)
Minosuke Yamada
(uncredited)
Haruo Nakajima
(uncredited)
Senkichi Ōmura
(uncredited)
Kumeko Otowa
(uncredited)
Haruko Toyama
(uncredited)
Shōichi Hirose
(uncredited)
Hideo Shibuya
(uncredited)
Kurôemon Onoe
Takuan
Sōji Kiyokawa
(uncredited)
Masako Sakurai
(uncredited)
Yutaka Oka
(uncredited)
Tominosuke Hayama
(uncredited)
Yaeko Izumo
(uncredited)
Tateo Kawasaki
(uncredited)
Fumindo Matsuo
(uncredited)
Shirō Tsuchiya
(uncredited)
Masao Masuda
(uncredited)
Yu Agetsu
(uncredited)
Kenjin Iida
Jotaro (uncredited)
Etsuo Saijo
(uncredited)
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