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

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