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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.Read moreLess
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.
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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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Toshirō MifuneMusashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
Koji TsurutaKojiro Sasaki
Kaoru YachigusaOtsu
Mariko OkadaAkemi
Michiko SagaOmitsu
Takashi ShimuraCourt official
Minoru ChiakiSasuke the boatman
Takamaru SasakiOmitsu's father
Haruo TanakaKumagoro the horse thief
Kichijirō UedaPriest Ogon
Ikio SawamuraInnkeeper (uncredited)Explore the crew
- Director
- Hiroshi Inagaki
- Producer
- Kazuo Takimura
- Writer
- Hiroshi Inagaki
- Writer
- Tokuhei Wakao
- Editor
- Kôichi Iwashita
- Director of Photography
- Kazuo Yamada
- Original Music Composer
- Ikuma Dan