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...
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.
Toshirō Mifune
Michiyo Kogure
Haruo Tanaka
Koji Tsuruta
Akihiko Hirata
Noriko Honma
Ikio Sawamura
Kaoru Yachigusa
Genres: Adventure, Action, Romance, Drama, 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.
Cast
Toshirō Mifune
Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
Michiyo Kogure
Yoshino (uncredited)
Haruo Tanaka
Kumagoro the horse thief
Koji Tsuruta
Kojiro Sasaki
Akihiko Hirata
Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
Noriko Honma
(uncredited)
Ikio Sawamura
Innkeeper (uncredited)
Kaoru Yachigusa
Otsu
Kichijirō Ueda
Priest Ogon
Takashi Shimura
Court official
Minoru Chiaki
Sasuke the boatman
Mariko Okada
Akemi
Kurôemon Onoe
Takuan
Hiroshi Inagaki
Director
Michiko Saga
Omitsu
Takamaru Sasaki
Omitsu's father
Nakajirō Tomita
(uncredited)
Sonosuke Sawamura
(uncredited)
Minosuke Yamada
(uncredited)
Sōji Kiyokawa
(uncredited)
Masako Sakurai
(uncredited)
Yutaka Oka
(uncredited)
Tominosuke Hayama
(uncredited)
Kumeko Otowa
(uncredited)
Yaeko Izumo
(uncredited)
Tokuhei Wakao
Writer