Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi

53 mins | Drama, History | Dec. 29, 1944

The first of five Musashi series, Shinobu and her brother Genichiro plead with the famous swordsman Musashi Miyamoto to teach them swordsmanship to avenge their father's death. The killers of their father see the sister and brother practicing with Miyamoto, and so enlist the help of another powerful swordsman, Kojiro Sasaki, which gives Sasaki an excuse to battle Miyamoto.

Miyamoto Musashi

53 mins | Drama, History | Dec. 29, 1944

Miyamoto Musashi
The first of five Musashi series, Shinobu and her brother Genichiro plead with the famous swordsman Musashi Miyamoto to teach them swordsmanship to avenge their father's death. The killers of their father see the sister and brother practicing with Miyamoto, and so enlist the help of another powerful swordsman, Kojiro Sasaki, which gives Sasaki an excuse to battle Miyamoto.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Original title 宮本武蔵
Directors Kenji Mizoguchi
Writers Kan Kikuchi, Matsutarō Kawaguchi

Cast

Chôjûrô Kawarasaki

as Musashi Miyamoto

Kan'emon Nakamura

as Kojiro Sasaki

Kigoro Ikushima

as Genichiro Nonomiya

Kinuyo Tanaka

as Shinobu Nonomiya