Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
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- Runtime
- 105 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Toshirō Mifune
- Koji Tsuruta
- Kaoru Yachigusa
- Mariko Okada
- Kurôemon Onoe
- Michiko Saga
- Takashi Shimura
- Minoru Chiaki
- Takamaru Sasaki
- Haruo Tanaka
- Kichijirō Ueda
- Ikio Sawamura
- Nakajirō Tomita
- Sonosuke Sawamura
- Michiyo Kogure
- Akihiko Hirata
- Minosuke Yamada
- Sōji Kiyokawa
- Masako Sakurai
- Yutaka Oka
- Tominosuke Hayama
- Kumeko Otowa
- Yaeko Izumo
- Noriko Honma
- Tateo Kawasaki
- Fumindo Matsuo
- Ren Yamamoto
- Fuminori Ōhashi
- Haruko Toyama
- Hideo Shibuya
- Katsumi Tezuka
- Keiichirô Katsumoto
- Shirō Tsuchiya
- Masao Masuda
- Yu Agetsu
- Senkichi Ōmura
- Shōichi Hirose
- Kenjin Iida
- Mitsuko Mito
- Sachio Sakai
- Eijirō Tōno
- Kokuten Kōdō
- Haruo Nakajima
- Etsuo Saijo
Director
- Hiroshi Inagaki
Producers
- Kazuo Takimura