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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.
1956 · Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki · 105 min · Action · Adventure · Drama · Romance · History · 10 frames
Crew
- Written by: Tokuhei Wakao, Hiroshi Inagaki
- Cinematography: Kazuo Yamada
- Edited by: Kôichi Iwashita
- Music: Ikuma Dan
- Production design: Kisaku Ito
- Produced by: Kazuo Takimura
Cast
- Toshirō Mifune as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
- Koji Tsuruta as Kojiro Sasaki
- Kaoru Yachigusa as Otsu
- Mariko Okada as Akemi
- Kurôemon Onoe as Takuan
- Michiko Saga as Omitsu
- Takashi Shimura as Court official
- Minoru Chiaki as Sasuke the boatman
- Takamaru Sasaki as Omitsu's father
- Haruo Tanaka as Kumagoro the horse thief
Production
- Country: Japan
- Language: Japanese
- Studios: TOHO
- Themes: samurai, love triangle, village, katana, challenge, biography, farm life, sword fight, bandit, ronin
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