Initiation of the Two-Sword Style
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Ito Daisuke's wartime retelling of the Miyamoto Musashi story.
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Part of Miyamoto Musashi (1940's) Collection
5 films
Cast
29 people
Chiezo Kataoka
Miyamoto Musashi
Also in
13 Assassins
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Takuan
Known for
Ugetsu
Sansho the Bailiff
Daisuke Itō
Kakuji Saitô
Sannosuke Fujikawa
Priest Nikkan
Also in
Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō
Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen
Eiji Yoshikawa
Harukichi Kaneko
Kamon
Also in
The Tiger of Malaya
Mitsuzô Miyata
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Baiken Shishido
Known for
Sanshiro Sugata
Ko Matsui
Kensaku Hara
Matahachi
Known for
Osaka Elegy
Akio Sato
Daisuke Itō Director · Eiji Yoshikawa Story Akio Sato Composer
First release April 1, 1943 · Produced in Japan · Original title 二刀流開眼
Production
Daiei Film
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
二刀流開眼
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · April 1, 1943
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Japan
March 19, 1953 · Theatrical · Re-release
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