Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)

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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  • Release Date: 1956-01-03
  • Runtime: 1h 45min
  • 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

    • Kurôemon Onoe

      Takuan

    • Michiko Saga

      Omitsu

    • Takashi Shimura

      Court official

    • Minoru Chiaki

      Sasuke the boatman

    • Takamaru Sasaki

      Omitsu's father

    • Haruo Tanaka

      Kumagoro the horse thief

    • Kichijirō Ueda

      Priest Ogon

    • Ikio Sawamura

      Innkeeper (uncredited)

    • Nakajirō Tomita

      (uncredited)

    • Sonosuke Sawamura

      (uncredited)

    • Michiyo Kogure

      Yoshino (uncredited)

    • Akihiko Hirata

      Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)

    • Minosuke Yamada

      (uncredited)

    • Sōji Kiyokawa

      (uncredited)

    • Masako Sakurai

      (uncredited)

    • Yutaka Oka

      (uncredited)

    • Tominosuke Hayama

      (uncredited)

    • Kumeko Otowa

      (uncredited)

    • Yaeko Izumo

      (uncredited)

    • Noriko Honma

      (uncredited)

    • Tateo Kawasaki

      (uncredited)

    • Fumindo Matsuo

      (uncredited)

    • Ren Yamamoto

      (uncredited)

    • Fuminori Ōhashi

      (uncredited)

    • Haruko Toyama

      (uncredited)

    • Hideo Shibuya

      (uncredited)

    • Katsumi Tezuka

      (uncredited)

    • Keiichirō Katsumoto

      (uncredited)

    • Shirō Tsuchiya

      (uncredited)

    • Masao Masuda

      (uncredited)

    • Yu Agetsu

      (uncredited)

    • Senkichi Ōmura

      (uncredited)

    • Shōichi Hirose

      (uncredited)

    • Kenjin Iida

      Jotaro (uncredited)

    • Mitsuko Mito

      Oko (uncredited)

    • Sachio Sakai

      Matahachi Honiden (uncredited)

    • Eijirō Tōno

      Baiken Shishido (uncredited)

    • Kokuten Kōdō

      Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited)

    • Haruo Nakajima

      (uncredited)

    • Etsuo Saijo

      (uncredited)

    • Daisuke Katō

      Toji Gion

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