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Toshiro Mifune furiously embodies swordsman Musashi Miyamoto as he comes into his own in the action-packed middle section of the Samurai Trilogy. Duel at Ichijoji Temple furthers Miyamoto along his path to spiritual enlightenment, as well as further from the arms of the two women who love him: loyal Otsu (Kaoru Yachigusa) and conniving yet tragic Akemi (Mariko Okada). The film also brings him face to face with hordes of rivals intent on cutting him down, especially his legendary rival Kojiro (Koji Tsuruta). The titular climax is one of Japanese cinema’s most rousingly choreographed conflicts, intensified by Jun Yasumoto’s color cinematography and Ikuma Dan’s triumphant score.
Original Release
07/12/1955
US Release
10/20/1967
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Toshirô Mifune | Musashi Miyamoto (Takezo) / Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo |
Koji Tsuruta | Kojiro Sasaki |
Mariko Okada | Akemi |
Kaoru Yachigusa | Otsu |
Michiyo Kogure | Lady Yoshino / Dayu Yoshino |
Mitsuko Mito | Oko, Akemi's mother / Oko |
Akihiko Hirata | Seijuro Yoshioka |
Daisuke Katô | Toji Gion |
Kuroemon Onoe | Priest Takuan / Takuan |
Sachio Sakai | Matahachi Honiden |
Directors
Writers
Hiroshi Inagaki, Hideji Hôjô, Tokuhei Wakao, Eiji Yoshikawa
Cast
Name | Character |
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Toshirô Mifune | Musashi Miyamoto (Takezo) / Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo |
Koji Tsuruta | Kojiro Sasaki |
Mariko Okada | Akemi |
Kaoru Yachigusa | Otsu |
Michiyo Kogure | Lady Yoshino / Dayu Yoshino |
Mitsuko Mito | Oko, Akemi's mother / Oko |
Akihiko Hirata | Seijuro Yoshioka |
Daisuke Katô | Toji Gion |
Kuroemon Onoe | Priest Takuan / Takuan |
Sachio Sakai | Matahachi Honiden |
Yû Fujiki | Denshichiro Yoshioka |
Machiko Kitagawa | Kogure |
Eiko Miyoshi | Osugi, Matahachi's mother / Osugi |
Eijirô Tôno | Baiken Shishido |
Kenjin Iida | Jotaro |
Akira Tani | Kawara-no-Gonroku |
Ko Mihashi | Koetsu Honami / Honami Koetsu |
Kokuten Kôdô | Old Priest Nikkan |
Yoshifumi Tajima | Yoshioka samurai |
Keiko Kondo |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Kazuo Takimura | Producer |