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
Tokuhei Wakao, Hiroshi Inagaki
Toshirō Mifune
Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
Takashi Shimura
Court official
Mariko Okada
Akemi
Daisuke Katō
Toji Gion
Eijirō Tōno
Baiken Shishido (uncredited)
Haruo Tanaka
Kumagoro the horse thief
Minoru Chiaki
Sasuke the boatman
Kaoru Yachigusa
Otsu
Koji Tsuruta
Kojiro Sasaki
Kichijirō Ueda
Priest Ogon
Sachio Sakai
Matahachi Honiden (uncredited)
Takamaru Sasaki
Omitsu's father
Akihiko Hirata
Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
Nakajirō Tomita
(uncredited)
Ikio Sawamura
Innkeeper (uncredited)
Ren Yamamoto
(uncredited)
Michiko Saga
Omitsu
Kokuten Kōdō
Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited)
Michiyo Kogure
Yoshino (uncredited)
Senkichi Ōmura
(uncredited)
Haruo Nakajima
(uncredited)
Katsumi Tezuka
(uncredited)
Shōichi Hirose
(uncredited)
Minosuke Yamada
(uncredited)
Sonosuke Sawamura
(uncredited)
Hideo Shibuya
(uncredited)
Mitsuko Mito
Oko (uncredited)
Keiichirō Katsumoto
(uncredited)
Fuminori Ōhashi
(uncredited)
Kumeko Otowa
(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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