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