Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
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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.
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
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Toshirō Mifune as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo |
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Koji Tsuruta as Kojiro Sasaki |
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Kaoru Yachigusa as Otsu |
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Mariko Okada as Akemi |
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Kurôemon Onoe as Takuan |
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Michiko Saga as Omitsu |
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Takashi Shimura as Court official |
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Minoru Chiaki as Sasuke the boatman |
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Takamaru Sasaki as Omitsu's father |
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Haruo Tanaka as Kumagoro the horse thief |
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Kichijirō Ueda as Priest Ogon |
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Ikio Sawamura as Innkeeper (uncredited) |
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Nakajirō Tomita as (uncredited) |
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Sonosuke Sawamura as (uncredited) |
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Michiyo Kogure as Yoshino (uncredited) |
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Akihiko Hirata as Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited) |
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Minosuke Yamada as (uncredited) |
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Sōji Kiyokawa as (uncredited) |
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Masako Sakurai as (uncredited) |
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Yutaka Oka as (uncredited) |
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Tominosuke Hayama as (uncredited) |
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Kumeko Otowa as (uncredited) |
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Yaeko Izumo as (uncredited) |
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Noriko Honma as (uncredited) |
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Tateo Kawasaki as (uncredited) |
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Fumindo Matsuo as (uncredited) |
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Ren Yamamoto as (uncredited) |
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Fuminori Ōhashi as (uncredited) |
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Haruko Toyama as (uncredited) |
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Hideo Shibuya as (uncredited) |
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Katsumi Tezuka as (uncredited) |
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Keiichirō Katsumoto as (uncredited) |
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Shirō Tsuchiya as (uncredited) |
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Masao Masuda as (uncredited) |
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Yu Agetsu as (uncredited) |
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Senkichi Ōmura as (uncredited) |
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Shōichi Hirose as (uncredited) |
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Kenjin Iida as Jotaro (uncredited) |
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Mitsuko Mito as Oko (uncredited) |
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Sachio Sakai as Matahachi Honiden (uncredited) |
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Eijirō Tōno as Baiken Shishido (uncredited) |
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Kokuten Kōdō as Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited) |
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Haruo Nakajima as (uncredited) |
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Etsuo Saijo as (uncredited) |
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Daisuke Katō as Toji Gion |
| Writing | Hideji Hōjō | Theatre Play |
| Directing | Hiroshi Inagaki | Director |
| Writing | Tokuhei Wakao | Writer |
| Production | Kazuo Takimura | Producer |
| Writing | Hiroshi Inagaki | Writer |
| Writing | Eiji Yoshikawa | Novel |
| Editing | Kôichi Iwashita | Editor |
| Sound | Masanobu Miyazaki | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Hideyuki Suga | Production Manager |
| Directing | Jun Fukuda | Assistant Director |
| Art | Hiroshi Ueda | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Kisaku Ito | Production Design |
| Camera | Kazuo Yamada | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Tsuruzô Nishikawa | Gaffer |
| Sound | Ikuma Dan | Original Music Composer |
