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Miyamoto Musashi kanketsu-hen: Kettô Ganryû-jima

Miyamoto Musashi kanketsu-hen: Kettô Ganryû-jima

1956Movie⏱️ 1h 45mTV-PG
ActionAdventureBiographyDramaHistoryRomance
7.5
IMDB Rating
7,157 votes

Musashi Miyamoto is challenged to a duel by a confident swordsman Sasaki Kojiro. He agrees to fight him in a year's time.

Director
Hiroshi Inagaki
Writers
Hideji Hôjô, Hiroshi Inagaki, Tokuhei Wakao
Stars
Toshirô Mifune, Mariko Okada, Kôji Tsuruta
Language
Japanese
Country
Japan
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🎭 Top Cast

Toshirô Mifune
Toshirô Mifune
as Musashi Miyamoto (Takezo)
Mariko Okada
Mariko Okada
as Akemi
Kôji Tsuruta
Kôji Tsuruta
as Kojiro Sasaki
Kaoru Yachigusa
Kaoru Yachigusa
as Otsu
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Michiko Saga
as Omitsu
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Kurôemon Onoe
as Priest Takuan
Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura
as Sado Nagaoka the court official
Minoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki
as Sasuke the boatman
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Takamaru Sasaki
as Omitsu's father
Daisuke Katô
Daisuke Katô
as Toji Gion

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Filming Location
Japan
Production
Toho

🏷️ Keywords

japanese historyfelling treecutting woodcutting down a treebecoming a farmer

🎯 Categories

JapaneseSamuraiActionAdventureBiographyDramaHistoryRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Samurais a life to know! and this film really does.
by espinal2002-02-10

"I have seen the three films in one shot, and I have to say: AMAZING ! Samurai's life is a must know: honor, proud, philosophy it was a way of life. The three films from Inagaki are really great: good photography, well directed moving camera, it really seems that you are eating rice in the middle of the 17th century in Japan. This is also due to the language, its japanese...yes Japanese, but doesn't matter because it's better ! The strength in the talks are only comprehensive in the native language. If you like adventure, historical, romance or action movies you MUST see this thr..."

💡 Did You Know?

This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #16.

📖 Synopsis

Musashi Miyamoto is challenged to a duel by a confident swordsman Sasaki Kojiro. He agrees to fight him in a year's time.