Summary
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.
Details
Release Date: January 3, 1956
Runtime: 105 minutes
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, History
Original Language: JA
Rating: ⭐ 7.2/10 (132 votes)
Samurai Collection

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior.

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge the leader of the region's finest school of fencing. To prove his valor and skill, he walks deliberately into ambushes set up by the school's followers.

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
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.
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Cast

Toshirō Mifune
Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo

Koji Tsuruta
Kojiro Sasaki

Kaoru Yachigusa
Otsu

Mariko Okada
Akemi

Michiko Saga
Omitsu

Takashi Shimura
Court official

Minoru Chiaki
Sasuke the boatman

Takamaru Sasaki
Omitsu's father

Haruo Tanaka
Kumagoro the horse thief

Kichijirō Ueda
Priest Ogon

Ikio Sawamura
Innkeeper (uncredited)

Nakajirō Tomita
(uncredited)

Sonosuke Sawamura
(uncredited)

Michiyo Kogure
Yoshino (uncredited)

Akihiko Hirata
Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)

Minosuke Yamada
(uncredited)

Sōji Kiyokawa
(uncredited)

Kumeko Otowa
(uncredited)

Noriko Honma
(uncredited)

Ren Yamamoto
(uncredited)

Fuminori Ōhashi
(uncredited)

Hideo Shibuya
(uncredited)

Katsumi Tezuka
(uncredited)

Keiichirō Katsumoto
(uncredited)

Senkichi Ōmura
(uncredited)

Shōichi Hirose
(uncredited)

Mitsuko Mito
Oko (uncredited)

Sachio Sakai
Matahachi Honiden (uncredited)

Eijirō Tōno
Baiken Shishido (uncredited)

Kokuten Kōdō
Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited)

Haruo Nakajima
(uncredited)

Daisuke Katō
Toji Gion






