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.

7.129

105 min

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

Kichijirō Ueda

as Priest Ogon

Ikio Sawamura

as Innkeeper (uncredited)

Nakajirō Tomita

as (uncredited)

Sonosuke Sawamura

as (uncredited)

Michiyo Kogure

as Yoshino (uncredited)

Akihiko Hirata

as Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)

Minosuke Yamada

as (uncredited)

Sōji Kiyokawa

as (uncredited)

Masako Sakurai

as (uncredited)

Yutaka Oka

as (uncredited)

Tominosuke Hayama

as (uncredited)

Kumeko Otowa

as (uncredited)

Yaeko Izumo

as (uncredited)

Noriko Honma

as (uncredited)

Tateo Kawasaki

as (uncredited)

Fumindo Matsuo

as (uncredited)

Ren Yamamoto

as (uncredited)

Fuminori Ōhashi

as (uncredited)

Haruko Toyama

as (uncredited)

Hideo Shibuya

as (uncredited)

Katsumi Tezuka

as (uncredited)

Keiichirō Katsumoto

as (uncredited)

Shirō Tsuchiya

as (uncredited)

Masao Masuda

as (uncredited)

Yu Agetsu

as (uncredited)

Senkichi Ōmura

as (uncredited)

Shōichi Hirose

as (uncredited)

Kenjin Iida

as Jotaro (uncredited)

Mitsuko Mito

as Oko (uncredited)

Sachio Sakai

as Matahachi Honiden (uncredited)

Eijirō Tōno

as Baiken Shishido (uncredited)

Kokuten Kōdō

as Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited)

Haruo Nakajima

as (uncredited)

Etsuo Saijo

as (uncredited)

Daisuke Katō

as Toji Gion

Director

Hiroshi Inagaki