Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights (1962)
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.
Director: Tomu Uchida
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Kinnosuke Nakamura as Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo |
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Wakaba Irie as Otsu |
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Isao Kimura as Hon'iden Matahachi |
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Chieko Naniwa as Osugi |
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Rentaro Mikuni as Muneaki Takuan |
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Kusuo Abe as |
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Michiyo Kogure as Okou |
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Satomi Oka as Akemi |
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Shinjirō Ehara as Seijuro Yoshioka |
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Takamaru Sasaki as Terumasa Ikeda |
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Chōichirō Kawarasaki as |
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Hiroshi Minami as Fujitsugu Gion |
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Ryōsuke Kagawa as Naota Ryohei |
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Ichitarō Kuni as |
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Mitsuru Takeuchi as Jotaro |
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Masao Hori as Shoda Kizaemon |
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Ryūnosuke Tsukigata as Nikkan |
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Kinji Nakamura as Temple officer |
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Chieko Murata as Owner |
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Tokinosuke Nakamura as Otomo |
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Masao Oda as Cheap hotel's owner |
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Seiji Miyaguchi as Bamboo craftsman Kisuke |
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Harue Akagi as Kisuke's wife |
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Shinnosuke Ogata as Bearded coolie |
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Hajime Nagoya as Yoshioka's disciple |
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Masaharu Arikawa as |
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Kinjirô Tooyama as |
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Hiroshi Tonegawa as Onlooker |
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Hanzō Kataoka as Red dog's owner |
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Kinya Suzuki as Gatekeeper |
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Kenji Egi as Ronin #2 |
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Shirō Osaki as Owner |
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Daisuke Awaji as Master of Martial Arts |
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Heitaro Gori as Palanquin Runner |
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Shunsuke Haruga as A Martial Artist |
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Kensaku Haruji as The Owner Of The Manjyui-ya Mercantile |
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Emiko Hisaoka as The Little Girl |
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Kozo Kaneda as Monk |
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Minken Karasawa as A Yoshioka Cronie |
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Hiroshi Kasuga as A Ronin |
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Hiroshi Kato as Yamazoe Danpachi |
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Sakurao Kazu as Palanquin Runner |
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Michimaro Otabe as |
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Yataro Kurokawa as Hozu in Inshun |
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Eiji Minakata as |
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Kazu Nagoya as |
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Katsuyoshi Noma as Monk |
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Kisho Nomura as The Cow Herder |
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Yasuhiro Suzuki as |
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Kinnosuke Takamatsu as A Heckler |
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Utako Tamaki as The Young Wife |
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Rinichi Yamamoto as Priest Agon |
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Yoshio Yoshida as The Ceramics Potter |
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Yasushi Ôki as Palanquin Runner |
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Hitoshi Ōmae as |
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Yukio Miyagi as Ronin Cronie |
| Directing | Tomu Uchida | Director |
| Writing | Naoyuki Suzuki | Adaptation |
| Writing | Tomu Uchida | Adaptation |
| Writing | Eiji Yoshikawa | Novel |
| Sound | Taichiro Kosugi | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Makoto Tsudoi | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Shintarō Miyamoto | Editor |
| Art | Takaya Ogawa | Production Design |
| Art | Takao Onaga | Production Design |
| Art | Kimiharu Tsujino | Production Design |
| Art | Takatoshi Suzuki | Art Direction |
| Art | Akira Satô | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gô Mikami | Costume Design |
| Directing | Tetsuya Yamanouchi | Assistant Director |
| Art | Kiyoshi Kan | Set Designer |