Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

宮本武蔵完結編　決闘巌流島

1956 · 1h 45m · 7.2

Action, Adventure, Drama, 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.

Hiroshi Inagaki

Toshirō Mifune, Koji Tsuruta, Kaoru Yachigusa, Mariko Okada, Kuroemon Onoe II, Michiko Saga, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki, Takamaru Sasaki, Haruo Tanaka

samurai, love triangle, village, katana, challenge, biography, farm life, sword fight, bandit, ronin, sword duel, jidaigeki, edo period, miyamoto musashi, ganryū-jima

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