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Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

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DramaActionAdventure

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Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

25 September 1954

Country

Japan

Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo

Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

Matahachi

Mariko Okada

Mariko Okada

Akemi

Kurôemon Onoe

Kurôemon Onoe

Takuan

Kaoru Yachigusa

Kaoru Yachigusa

Otsu

Mitsuko Mito

Mitsuko Mito

Oko

Eiko Miyoshi

Eiko Miyoshi

Osugi

Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Seijuro Yoshioka

Kusuo Abe

Kusuo Abe

Temma Tsujikaze

Eitarō Ozawa

Eitarō Ozawa

Terumasa Ikeda

Seijirô Onda

Seijirô Onda

Chief Official (uncredited)

Fumindo Matsuo

Fumindo Matsuo

Petty Official (uncredited)

Masanobu Ōkubo

Masanobu Ōkubo

Petty Official (uncredited)

Takuzō Kumagai

Takuzō Kumagai

Villager (uncredited)

Akira Sera

Akira Sera

Villager (uncredited)

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Villager (uncredited)

Yutaka Sada

Yutaka Sada

Soldier (uncredited)

Shigeo Katō

Shigeo Katō

Soldier (uncredited)

Jun'ichirō Mukai

Jun'ichirō Mukai

Soldier (uncredited)

Kiyoshi Kamoda

Kiyoshi Kamoda

Roving Warrior (uncredited)

Michio Sakurai

Michio Sakurai

Roving Warrior (uncredited)

Gorô Sakurai

Gorô Sakurai

Roving Warrior (uncredited)

Masao Masuda

Masao Masuda

Woodcutter (uncredited)

Sôjin Kamiyama

Sôjin Kamiyama

(uncredited)

Kanta Kisaragi

Kanta Kisaragi

(uncredited)

Yoshio Kosugi

Yoshio Kosugi

(uncredited)

Jitsuko Yoshimura

Jitsuko Yoshimura

Ei

Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

Toji

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