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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island  (1956)


7.3|3 Jan, 1956|105 min
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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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Keywords
samurai
love triangle
village
challenge
biography
farm life
sword fight
katana sword
samurai sword
bandit
ronin
sword duel
jidaigeki
edo period
miyamoto musashi
ganryū-jima

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Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune
Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
Koji Tsuruta
Koji Tsuruta
Kojiro Sasaki
Kaoru Yachigusa
Kaoru Yachigusa
Otsu
Mariko Okada
Mariko Okada
Akemi
Kurôemon Onoe
Takuan
Michiko Saga
Michiko Saga
Omitsu
Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura
Court official
Minoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki
Sasuke the boatman
Takamaru Sasaki
Takamaru Sasaki
Omitsu's father
Haruo Tanaka
Haruo Tanaka
Kumagoro the horse thief
Kichijirō Ueda
Kichijirō Ueda
Priest Ogon
Ikio Sawamura
Ikio Sawamura
Innkeeper (uncredited)
Nakajirō Tomita
Nakajirō Tomita
(uncredited)
Sonosuke Sawamura
Sonosuke Sawamura
(uncredited)
Michiyo Kogure
Michiyo Kogure
Yoshino (uncredited)
Akihiko Hirata
Akihiko Hirata
Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
Minosuke Yamada
Minosuke Yamada
(uncredited)
Sōji Kiyokawa
(uncredited)
Masako Sakurai
(uncredited)
Yutaka Oka
(uncredited)
Tominosuke Hayama
(uncredited)
Kumeko Otowa
Kumeko Otowa
(uncredited)
Yaeko Izumo
(uncredited)
Noriko Honma
(uncredited)
Tateo Kawasaki
(uncredited)
Fumindo Matsuo
(uncredited)
Ren Yamamoto
Ren Yamamoto
(uncredited)
Fuminori Ōhashi
Fuminori Ōhashi
(uncredited)
Haruko Toyama
(uncredited)
Hideo Shibuya
Hideo Shibuya
(uncredited)
Katsumi Tezuka
Katsumi Tezuka
(uncredited)
Keiichirō Katsumoto
Keiichirō Katsumoto
(uncredited)
Shirō Tsuchiya
(uncredited)
Masao Masuda
(uncredited)
Yu Agetsu
(uncredited)
Senkichi Ōmura
Senkichi Ōmura
(uncredited)
Shōichi Hirose
Shōichi Hirose
(uncredited)
Kenjin Iida
Jotaro (uncredited)
Mitsuko Mito
Mitsuko Mito
Oko (uncredited)
Sachio Sakai
Sachio Sakai
Matahachi Honiden (uncredited)
Eijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno
Baiken Shishido (uncredited)
Kokuten Kōdō
Kokuten Kōdō
Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited)
Haruo Nakajima
Haruo Nakajima
(uncredited)
Etsuo Saijo
(uncredited)
Daisuke Katō
Daisuke Katō
Toji Gion

Crews

Hiroshi Inagaki
Hiroshi Inagaki
Director
Hideji Hōjō
Theatre Play
Kazuo Takimura
Producer
Hiroshi Inagaki
Hiroshi Inagaki
Writer
Eiji Yoshikawa
Eiji Yoshikawa
Novel
Tokuhei Wakao
Writer
Masanobu Miyazaki
Sound Recordist
Hideyuki Suga
Production Manager
Jun Fukuda
Jun Fukuda
Assistant Director
Hiroshi Ueda
Assistant Art Director
Kisaku Ito
Production Design
Tsuruzô Nishikawa
Lighting Technician
Kôichi Iwashita
Editor
Ikuma Dan
Ikuma Dan
Music
Kazuo Yamada
Director of Photography

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