Miyamoto Musashi (1944)
Shinobu and her brother Genichiro plead with famous swordsman Musashi Miyamoto to teach them to avenge their father's death. The perpetrators of their father's demise see the siblings practicing, and so enlist the help of another revered swordsman, Kojiro Sasaki, giving the latter an excuse to battle Miyamoto.
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
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Chōjūrō Kawarasaki as Musashi Miyamoto |
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Kan'emon Nakamura as Kojiro Sasaki |
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Kigoro Ikushima as Genichiro Nonomiya |
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Kinuyo Tanaka as Shinobu Nonomiya |
| Directing | Kenji Mizoguchi | Director |
| Writing | Kan Kikuchi | Writer |
| Camera | Shigeto Miki | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Matsutarō Kawaguchi | Writer |