Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)

After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge the leader of the region's finest school of fencing. To prove his valor and skill, he walks deliberately into ambushes set up by the school's followers. While Otsu waits, Akemi also seeks him, expressing her desires directly. Meanwhile, Takezo is observed by Sasaki Kojiro, a brilliant young fighter, confident he can dethrone Takezo. After leaving Kyoto in triumph, Takezo declares his love for Otsu, but in a way that dishonors her and shames him. Once again, he leaves alone.

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  • Release Date: 1955-07-12
  • Runtime: 1h 43min
  • Director: Hiroshi Inagaki

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    Cast

    • Toshirō Mifune

      Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo

    • Koji Tsuruta

      Kojiro Sasaki

    • Kaoru Yachigusa

      Otsu

    • Mariko Okada

      Akemi

    • Michiyo Kogure

      Lady Yoshino

    • Akihiko Hirata

      Seijuro Yoshioka

    • Mitsuko Mito

      Oko

    • Kurôemon Onoe

      Takuan

    • Sachio Sakai

      Matahachi Honiden

    • Yū Fujiki

      Denshichiro Yoshioka

    • Machiko Kitagawa

      Kogure

    • Eiko Miyoshi

      Osugi

    • Eijirō Tōno

      Baiken Shishido

    • Kenjin Iida

      Jotaro

    • Ko Mihashi

      Honami Koetsu

    • Yoshifumi Tajima

      Yoshioka samurai

    • Keiko Kondo

      (uncredited)

    • Hisako Takihana

      (uncredited)

    • Ren Yamamoto

      (uncredited)

    • Ryū Kuze

      (uncredited)

    • Torahiko Hamada

      (uncredited)

    • Yoshio Inaba

      (uncredited)

    • Fumindo Matsuo

      (uncredited)

    • Minoru Itō

      (uncredited)

    • Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

      (uncredited)

    • Ren Imaizumi

      (uncredited)

    • Rinsaku Ogata

      (uncredited)

    • Kenzō Tabu

      (uncredited)

    • Kokuten Kōdō

      Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited)

    • Daisuke Katō

      Toji Gion

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