Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

110 mins | Drama, Action, History | Nov. 17, 1962

The remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to be Miyamoto Musashi, emerges from the Himeji Castle after three years of intense contemplation and philosophical study and starting on his epic quest to complete his skill in the Way.

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

110 mins | Drama, Action, History | Nov. 17, 1962

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
The remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to be Miyamoto Musashi, emerges from the Himeji Castle after three years of intense contemplation and philosophical study and starting on his epic quest to complete his skill in the Way.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Toei Company, Ltd.
Original title 宮本武蔵 般若坂の決斗
Directors Tomu Uchida
Writers Naoyuki Suzuki, Tomu Uchida, Eiji Yoshikawa

Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura

as Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo

Wakaba Irie

as Otsu

Isao Kimura

as Hon'iden Matahachi

Chieko Naniwa

as Osugi

Rentaro Mikuni

as Muneaki Takuan

Michiyo Kogure

as Okou

Satomi Oka

as Akemi

Shinjirô Ehara

as Seijuro Yoshioka

Takamaru Sasaki

as Terumasa Ikeda

Hiroshi Minami

as Fujitsugu Gion

Ryōsuke Kagawa

as Naota Ryohei

Mitsuru Takeuchi

as Jotaro

Masao Hori

as Shoda Kizaemon

Kinji Nakamura

as Temple officer

Chieko Murata

as Owner

Masao Oda

as Cheap hotel's owner

Seiji Miyaguchi

as Bamboo craftsman Kisuke

Harue Akagi

as Kisuke's wife

Shinnosuke Ogata

as Bearded coolie

Hajime Nagoya

as Yoshioka's disciple

Hiroshi Tonegawa

as Onlooker

Hanzô Kataoka

as Red dog's owner

Kin'ya Suzuki

as Gatekeeper

Kenji Egi

as Ronin #2

Shirō Osaki

as Owner

Daisuke Awaji

as Master of Martial Arts

Heitaro Gori

as Palanquin Runner

Shunsuke Haruga

as A Martial Artist

Kensaku Haruji

as The Owner Of The Manjyui-ya Mercantile

Emiko Hisaoka

as The Little Girl

Kozo Kaneda

as Monk

Minken Karasawa

as A Yoshioka Cronie

Hiroshi Kasuga

as A Ronin

Hiroshi Kato

as Yamazoe Danpachi

Sakurao Kazu

as Palanquin Runner

Yataro Kurokawa

as Hozu in Inshun

Katsuyoshi Noma

as Monk

Kisho Nomura

as The Cow Herder

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

as A Heckler

Utako Tamaki

as The Young Wife

Rinichi Yamamoto

as Priest Agon

Yoshio Yoshida

as The Ceramics Potter

Yasushi Ôki

as Palanquin Runner

Yukio Miyagi

as Ronin Cronie