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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

72 %|Jan 3, 1956|Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, History

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.

Featured Crew

Hiroshi Inagaki
Director
Kazuo Takimura
Producer
Tokuhei Wakao
Writer
Hiroshi Inagaki
Writer
Hideji Hōjō
Theatre Play
Eiji Yoshikawa
Novel
Kôichi Iwashita
Editor
Kisaku Ito
Production Design

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Cast

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Toshirō Mifune
Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
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Koji Tsuruta
Kojiro Sasaki
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Takashi Shimura
Court official
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Minoru Chiaki
Sasuke the boatman
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Takamaru Sasaki
Omitsu's father
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Haruo Tanaka
Kumagoro the horse thief
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Kichijirō Ueda
Priest Ogon
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Ikio Sawamura
Innkeeper (uncredited)
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Nakajirō Tomita
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Sonosuke Sawamura
(uncredited)
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Michiyo Kogure
Yoshino (uncredited)
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Akihiko Hirata
Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
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Minosuke Yamada
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Sōji Kiyokawa
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Masako Sakurai
(uncredited)
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Yutaka Oka
(uncredited)
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Tominosuke Hayama
(uncredited)
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Kumeko Otowa
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Yaeko Izumo
(uncredited)
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Noriko Honma
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Tateo Kawasaki
(uncredited)
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Fumindo Matsuo
(uncredited)
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Ren Yamamoto
(uncredited)
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Fuminori Ōhashi
(uncredited)
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Haruko Toyama
(uncredited)
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Hideo Shibuya
(uncredited)
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Katsumi Tezuka
(uncredited)
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Shirō Tsuchiya
(uncredited)
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Masao Masuda
(uncredited)
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Yu Agetsu
(uncredited)
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Senkichi Ōmura
(uncredited)
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Shōichi Hirose
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Kenjin Iida
Jotaro (uncredited)
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Mitsuko Mito
Oko (uncredited)
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Sachio Sakai
Matahachi Honiden (uncredited)
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Eijirō Tōno
Baiken Shishido (uncredited)
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Kokuten Kōdō
Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited)
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Haruo Nakajima
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Etsuo Saijo
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