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Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

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The remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to be Miyamoto Musashi, emerges from the Himeji Castle after three years of intense contemplation and philosophical study and starting on his epic quest to complete his skill in the Way.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

17 November 1962

Country

Japan

Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo

Wakaba Irie

Wakaba Irie

Otsu

Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

Hon'iden Matahachi

Chieko Naniwa

Chieko Naniwa

Osugi

Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

Muneaki Takuan

Kusuo Abe

Kusuo Abe

Michiyo Kogure

Michiyo Kogure

Okou

Satomi Oka

Satomi Oka

Akemi

Shinjirō Ehara

Shinjirō Ehara

Seijuro Yoshioka

Takamaru Sasaki

Takamaru Sasaki

Terumasa Ikeda

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Hiroshi Minami

Hiroshi Minami

Fujitsugu Gion

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Naota Ryohei

Ichitarō Kuni

Ichitarō Kuni

Mitsuru Takeuchi

Mitsuru Takeuchi

Jotaro

Masao Hori

Masao Hori

Shoda Kizaemon

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Nikkan

Kinji Nakamura

Kinji Nakamura

Temple officer

Chieko Murata

Chieko Murata

Owner

Tokinosuke Nakamura

Tokinosuke Nakamura

Otomo

Masao Oda

Masao Oda

Cheap hotel's owner

Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

Bamboo craftsman Kisuke

Harue Akagi

Harue Akagi

Kisuke's wife

Shinnosuke Ogata

Shinnosuke Ogata

Bearded coolie

Hajime Nagoya

Hajime Nagoya

Yoshioka's disciple

Masaharu Arikawa

Masaharu Arikawa

Kinjirô Tooyama

Kinjirô Tooyama

Hiroshi Tonegawa

Hiroshi Tonegawa

Onlooker

Hanzō Kataoka

Hanzō Kataoka

Red dog's owner

Kin'ya Suzuki

Kin'ya Suzuki

Gatekeeper

Kenji Egi

Kenji Egi

Ronin #2

Shirō Osaki

Shirō Osaki

Owner

Daisuke Awaji

Daisuke Awaji

Master of Martial Arts

Heitaro Gori

Heitaro Gori

Palanquin Runner

Shunsuke Haruga

Shunsuke Haruga

A Martial Artist

Kensaku Haruji

Kensaku Haruji

The Owner Of The Manjyui-ya Mercantile

Emiko Hisaoka

Emiko Hisaoka

The Little Girl

Kozo Kaneda

Kozo Kaneda

Monk

Minken Karasawa

Minken Karasawa

A Yoshioka Cronie

Hiroshi Kasuga

Hiroshi Kasuga

A Ronin

Hiroshi Kato

Hiroshi Kato

Yamazoe Danpachi

Sakurao Kazu

Sakurao Kazu

Palanquin Runner

Michimaro Otabe

Michimaro Otabe

Yataro Kurokawa

Yataro Kurokawa

Hozu in Inshun

Eiji Minakata

Eiji Minakata

Kazu Nagoya

Kazu Nagoya

Katsuyoshi Noma

Katsuyoshi Noma

Monk

Kisho Nomura

Kisho Nomura

The Cow Herder

Yasuhiro Suzuki

Yasuhiro Suzuki

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

A Heckler

Utako Tamaki

Utako Tamaki

The Young Wife

Rinichi Yamamoto

Rinichi Yamamoto

Priest Agon

Yoshio Yoshida

Yoshio Yoshida

The Ceramics Potter

Yasushi Ôki

Yasushi Ôki

Palanquin Runner

Hitoshi Ōmae

Hitoshi Ōmae

Yukio Miyagi

Yukio Miyagi

Ronin Cronie

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