Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
宮本武蔵完結編 決闘巌流島
Release: 1956-01-03
·Runtime: 105m
·★ 7.2
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.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
TOHO
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Ren Yamamoto
as (uncredited)
Minoru Chiaki
as Sasuke the boatman
Michiyo Kogure
as Yoshino (uncredited)
Hideo Shibuya
as (uncredited)
Senkichi Ōmura
as (uncredited)
Mitsuko Mito
as Oko (uncredited)
Mariko Okada
as Akemi
Nakajirō Tomita
as (uncredited)
Sonosuke Sawamura
as (uncredited)
Daisuke Katō
as Toji Gion
Ikio Sawamura
as Innkeeper (uncredited)
Toshirō Mifune
as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
Takamaru Sasaki
as Omitsu's father
Haruo Tanaka
as Kumagoro the horse thief
Akihiko Hirata
as Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
Kumeko Otowa
as (uncredited)
Noriko Honma
as (uncredited)
Minosuke Yamada
as (uncredited)
Eijirō Tōno
as Baiken Shishido (uncredited)
Kokuten Kōdō
as Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited)
Kichijirō Ueda
as Priest Ogon
Keiichirō Katsumoto
as (uncredited)
Koji Tsuruta
as Kojiro Sasaki
Kaoru Yachigusa
as Otsu
Takashi Shimura
as Court official
Fuminori Ōhashi
as (uncredited)
Katsumi Tezuka
as (uncredited)
Michiko Saga
as Omitsu
Sōji Kiyokawa
as (uncredited)
Shōichi Hirose
as (uncredited)
Sachio Sakai
as Matahachi Honiden (uncredited)
Haruo Nakajima
as (uncredited)
