Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Toshirō Mifune
Musashi Miyamoto (Takezo)
Mariko Okada
Akemi
Koji Tsuruta
Kojiro Sasaki
Kaoru Yachigusa
Otsu
Michiko Saga
Omitsu
Kurôemon Onoe
Priest Takuan
Takashi Shimura
Sado Nagaoka the court official
Minoru Chiaki
Sasuke the boatman
Haruo Tanaka
Kumagoro the horse thief
Takamaru Sasaki
Omitsu's father
Daisuke Katō
Toji Gion
Kichijirō Ueda
Priest Ogon
Hiroshi Inagaki
Director
Ikio Sawamura
Innkeeper (uncredited)
Hideji Hōjō
Writer
Nakajirō Tomita
(uncredited)
Sonosuke Sawamura
(uncredited)
Tokuhei Wakao
Writer
Michiyo Kogure
Yoshino (uncredited)
Eiji Yoshikawa
Writer
Akihiko Hirata
Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
Kazuo Takimura
Producer
Minosuke Yamada
(uncredited)
Ikuma Dan
Composer
Sōji Kiyokawa
(uncredited)
Masako Sakurai
(uncredited)
Kazuo Yamada
Cinematographer
Kôichi Iwashita
Editor
Yutaka Oka
(uncredited)
Tominosuke Hayama
(uncredited)
Kisaku Ito
ProductionDesigner
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)
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 3, 1956
Original Name宮本武蔵完結編 決闘巌流島
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
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Wiki.
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (Japanese: 宮本武蔵完結編 決闘巌流島, Hepburn: Miyamoto Musashi Kanketsuhen: Kettō Ganryūjima) is a 1956 Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki and starring Toshirō Mifune. Shot in Eastmancolor, it is the third and final film of Inagaki's Samurai Trilogy.
The film is adapted from Eiji Yoshikawa's novel Musashi, originally released as a serial in the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, between 1935 and 1939. The novel is loosely based on the life of the famous Japanese swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi. The preceding two parts of the trilogy are Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954) and Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955).
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