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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 |1h 45m |  Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, History

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Cast

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Toshirō Mifune

Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo

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Koji Tsuruta

Kojiro Sasaki

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Kaoru Yachigusa

Otsu

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Mariko Okada

Akemi

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Michiko Saga

Omitsu

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Takashi Shimura

Court official

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Minoru Chiaki

Sasuke the boatman

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Takamaru Sasaki

Omitsu's father

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Haruo Tanaka

Kumagoro the horse thief

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Kichijirō Ueda

Priest Ogon

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Ikio Sawamura

Innkeeper (uncredited)

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Nakajirō Tomita

(uncredited)

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Sonosuke Sawamura

(uncredited)

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Michiyo Kogure

Yoshino (uncredited)

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Akihiko Hirata

Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)

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Minosuke Yamada

(uncredited)

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Kumeko Otowa

(uncredited)

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Noriko Honma

(uncredited)

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Ren Yamamoto

(uncredited)

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Haruko Toyama

(uncredited)

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Hideo Shibuya

(uncredited)

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Katsumi Tezuka

(uncredited)

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Keiichirô Katsumoto

(uncredited)

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Senkichi Ōmura

(uncredited)

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Shōichi Hirose

(uncredited)

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Mitsuko Mito

Oko (uncredited)

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Sachio Sakai

Matahachi Honiden (uncredited)

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Eijirō Tōno

Baiken Shishido (uncredited)

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Kokuten Kōdō

Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited)

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Haruo Nakajima

(uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

Japanese

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