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Director Hiroshi Inagaki's early version of the life and death of famed swordsman Sasaki Kojiro. Otani Tomoemon gives a brilliant performance as Sasaki Kojiro, who rises from humble beginnings to national fame, and a young Toshiro Mifune appears as the legendary master swordsman Miyamoto Musashi for the first time and essentially sets the standard for future portrayals.This masterpiece is based on the original story as written by noted author Murakami Genzo and is far superior to any other versions. Following Kojiro from his earliest days through his fateful meeting with Musashi, this movie is filled with exciting and dramatic moments culminating in the best version of the final duel ever seen on film.
Directed by
Hiroshi Inagaki
Written by
Genzō Murakami, Kenrō Matsuura, Hiroshi Inagaki
Toshirō Mifune
Miyamoto Musashi
Hideko Takamine
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Eijirō Yanagi
Shōji Kiyokawa
Kamatari Fujiwara
Eijirō Tōno
Yoshio Kosugi
Kokuten Kōdō
Kakuko Murata
Hisako Yamane
Yumiko Miyagino
Kan Yanagiya
Shin Tokudaiji
Ryōtarō Mizushima
Yuriko Hamada
Tomiemon Otomo
Sasaki Kojiro
Yōnosuke Toba
Reizaburo Yamamoto
Kō Mihashi
Ikkō Ōkuni
Saburō Sawai

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