Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

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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.

Date: 01/03/1956

Rating: 7.2

Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Koji Tsuruta, Kaoru Yachigusa, Mariko Okada, Kurôemon Onoe, Michiko Saga, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki, Takamaru Sasaki, Haruo Tanaka, Kichijirō Ueda, Ikio Sawamura, Nakajirō Tomita, Sonosuke Sawamura, Michiyo Kogure, Akihiko Hirata, Minosuke Yamada, Sōji Kiyokawa, Masako Sakurai, Yutaka Oka, Tominosuke Hayama, Kumeko Otowa, Yaeko Izumo, Noriko Honma, Tateo Kawasaki, Fumindo Matsuo, Ren Yamamoto, Fuminori Ōhashi, Haruko Toyama, Hideo Shibuya, Katsumi Tezuka, Keiichirô Katsumoto, Shirō Tsuchiya, Masao Masuda, Yu Agetsu, Senkichi Ōmura, Shōichi Hirose, Kenjin Iida, Mitsuko Mito, Sachio Sakai, Eijirō Tōno, Kokuten Kōdō, Haruo Nakajima, Etsuo Saijo

Toshirō Mifune