Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

The story

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

T Toshirō MifuneMusashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo K Koji TsurutaKojiro Sasaki K Kaoru YachigusaOtsu M Mariko OkadaAkemi K Kurôemon OnoeTakuan M Michiko SagaOmitsu T Takashi ShimuraCourt official M Minoru ChiakiSasuke the boatman T Takamaru SasakiOmitsu's father H Haruo TanakaKumagoro the horse thief K Kichijirō UedaPriest Ogon I Ikio SawamuraInnkeeper (uncredited)

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N Nakajirō Tomita(uncredited) S Sonosuke Sawamura(uncredited) M Michiyo KogureYoshino (uncredited) A Akihiko HirataSeijuro Yoshioka (uncredited) M Minosuke Yamada(uncredited) S Sōji Kiyokawa(uncredited) M Masako Sakurai(uncredited) Y Yutaka Oka(uncredited) T Tominosuke Hayama(uncredited) K Kumeko Otowa(uncredited) Y Yaeko Izumo(uncredited) N Noriko Honma(uncredited) T Tateo Kawasaki(uncredited) F Fumindo Matsuo(uncredited) R Ren Yamamoto(uncredited) F Fuminori Ōhashi(uncredited) H Haruko Toyama(uncredited) H Hideo Shibuya(uncredited) K Katsumi Tezuka(uncredited) K Keiichirō Katsumoto(uncredited) S Shirō Tsuchiya(uncredited) M Masao Masuda(uncredited) Y Yu Agetsu(uncredited) S Senkichi Ōmura(uncredited) S Shōichi Hirose(uncredited) K Kenjin IidaJotaro (uncredited) M Mitsuko MitoOko (uncredited) S Sachio SakaiMatahachi Honiden (uncredited) E Eijirō TōnoBaiken Shishido (uncredited) K Kokuten KōdōOld Priest Nikkan (uncredited) H Haruo Nakajima(uncredited) E Etsuo Saijo(uncredited) D Daisuke KatōToji Gion