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.
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Part of Samurai Collection
3 films
Cast
45 people
Toshirō Mifune
Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
Known for
Seven Samurai
Rashomon
Koji Tsuruta
Kojiro Sasaki
Known for
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Kaoru Yachigusa
Otsu
Known for
Hachiko
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Mariko Okada
Akemi
Known for
An Autumn Afternoon
Late Autumn
Kuroemon Onoe II
Takuan
Also in
Fukuyadou Honpo: Kyoto Love Story
New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain
Michiko Saga
Omitsu
Also in
Bitter End of a Sweet Night
The Mad Fox
Takashi Shimura
Court official
Known for
Seven Samurai
Ikiru
Minoru Chiaki
Sasuke the boatman
Known for
Seven Samurai
Rashomon
Takamaru Sasaki
Omitsu's father
Known for
Throne of Blood
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Haruo Tanaka
Kumagoro the horse thief
Known for
Ikiru
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Kichijirō Ueda
Priest Ogon
Known for
Rashomon
Throne of Blood
Ikio Sawamura
Innkeeper (uncredited)
Known for
Yojimbo
All Monsters Attack
Hiroshi Inagaki Director · Tokuhei Wakao Writer Eiji Yoshikawa Author
United States release October 31, 1967 · Produced in Japan · Original title 宮本武蔵完結編 決闘巌流島
Production
TOHO
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
宮本武蔵完結編 決闘巌流島
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 3, 1956
Theatrical
United States · October 31, 1967
Theatrical
Argentina
March 1, 1968 · Theatrical
France
August 4, 1993 · Theatrical
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