Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Collections: Criterion International Japanese & Korean
Studio: TOHO
Year: 1956
Audience Rating: 80%
Duration: 1 h 44 m
Updated: 2026 Jul 23
Genres: Action Adventure Biography Drama History Romance

Movie ID: 85541
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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Synopsis

Musashi Miyamoto is challenged to a duel by a confident swordsman Sasaki Kojiro. He agrees to fight him in a year's time.
Cast
Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
Koji Tsuruta
Koji Tsuruta Kojiro Sasaki
Kaoru Yachigusa
Kaoru Yachigusa Otsu
Mariko Okada
Mariko Okada Akemi
Kurôemon Onoe
Kurôemon Onoe Takuan
Michiko Saga
Michiko Saga Omitsu
Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura Court official
Minoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki Sasuke the boatman
Takamaru Sasaki
Takamaru Sasaki Omitsu's father
Haruo Tanaka
Haruo Tanaka Kumagoro the horse thief
Kichijirō Ueda
Kichijirō Ueda Priest Ogon
Ikio Sawamura
Ikio Sawamura Innkeeper (uncredited)
Crew
Hiroshi Inagaki
Hiroshi Inagaki Director, Writer
Kazuo Takimura
Kazuo Takimura Producer
Tokuhei Wakao
Tokuhei Wakao Writer

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