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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

7.24/10

Release Date

03 January 1956

Country

Japan

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)

Nakajirō Tomita

Nakajirō Tomita

(uncredited)

Sonosuke Sawamura

Sonosuke Sawamura

(uncredited)

Michiyo Kogure

Michiyo Kogure

Yoshino (uncredited)

Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)

Minosuke Yamada

Minosuke Yamada

(uncredited)

Sōji Kiyokawa

Sōji Kiyokawa

(uncredited)

Masako Sakurai

Masako Sakurai

(uncredited)

Yutaka Oka

Yutaka Oka

(uncredited)

Tominosuke Hayama

Tominosuke Hayama

(uncredited)

Kumeko Otowa

Kumeko Otowa

(uncredited)

Yaeko Izumo

Yaeko Izumo

(uncredited)

Noriko Honma

Noriko Honma

(uncredited)

Tateo Kawasaki

Tateo Kawasaki

(uncredited)

Fumindo Matsuo

Fumindo Matsuo

(uncredited)

Ren Yamamoto

Ren Yamamoto

(uncredited)

Fuminori Ōhashi

Fuminori Ōhashi

(uncredited)

Haruko Toyama

Haruko Toyama

(uncredited)

Hideo Shibuya

Hideo Shibuya

(uncredited)

Katsumi Tezuka

Katsumi Tezuka

(uncredited)

Keiichirō Katsumoto

Keiichirō Katsumoto

(uncredited)

Shirō Tsuchiya

Shirō Tsuchiya

(uncredited)

Masao Masuda

Masao Masuda

(uncredited)

Yu Agetsu

Yu Agetsu

(uncredited)

Senkichi Ōmura

Senkichi Ōmura

(uncredited)

Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

(uncredited)

Kenjin Iida

Kenjin Iida

Jotaro (uncredited)

Mitsuko Mito

Mitsuko Mito

Oko (uncredited)

Sachio Sakai

Sachio Sakai

Matahachi Honiden (uncredited)

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Baiken Shishido (uncredited)

Kokuten Kōdō

Kokuten Kōdō

Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited)

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

(uncredited)

Etsuo Saijo

Etsuo Saijo

(uncredited)

Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

Toji Gion

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