Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
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- 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.
Cast
Toshirō Mifune
Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
Koji Tsuruta
Kojiro Sasaki
Kaoru Yachigusa
Otsu
Mariko Okada
Akemi
- Kurôemon Onoe
Kurôemon Onoe
Takuan
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)
- Masako Sakurai
Masako Sakurai
(uncredited)
- Yutaka Oka
Yutaka Oka
(uncredited)
- Tominosuke Hayama
Tominosuke Hayama
(uncredited)
Kumeko Otowa
(uncredited)
- Yaeko Izumo
Yaeko Izumo
(uncredited)
Noriko Honma
(uncredited)
- Tateo Kawasaki
Tateo Kawasaki
(uncredited)
- Fumindo Matsuo
Fumindo Matsuo
(uncredited)
Ren Yamamoto
(uncredited)
Fuminori Ōhashi
(uncredited)
- Haruko Toyama
Haruko Toyama
(uncredited)
Hideo Shibuya
(uncredited)
Katsumi Tezuka
(uncredited)
Keiichirō Katsumoto
(uncredited)
- Shirō Tsuchiya
Shirō Tsuchiya
(uncredited)
- Masao Masuda
Masao Masuda
(uncredited)
- Yu Agetsu
Yu Agetsu
(uncredited)
Senkichi Ōmura
(uncredited)
Shōichi Hirose
(uncredited)
- Kenjin Iida
Kenjin Iida
Jotaro (uncredited)
Mitsuko Mito
Oko (uncredited)
Sachio Sakai
Matahachi Honiden (uncredited)
Eijirō Tōno
Baiken Shishido (uncredited)
Kokuten Kōdō
Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited)
Haruo Nakajima
(uncredited)
- Etsuo Saijo
Etsuo Saijo
(uncredited)
Daisuke Katō
Toji Gion
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