Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi

148 mins | Drama, Action | July 13, 1973

In Part I we see the young would-be swordsman setting out to achieve greatness in war, achieving nothing because fighting on the losing side, & then beginning his long period of wandering & training, with the goal always in mind of his duel with Kojiro. Part II builds toward that great duel on Ganryu Island, with considerable focus on Musashi's planning & forethought as to how to gain an advantage.

Miyamoto Musashi

148 mins | Drama, Action | July 13, 1973

Miyamoto Musashi
In Part I we see the young would-be swordsman setting out to achieve greatness in war, achieving nothing because fighting on the losing side, & then beginning his long period of wandering & training, with the goal always in mind of his duel with Kojiro. Part II builds toward that great duel on Ganryu Island, with considerable focus on Musashi's planning & forethought as to how to gain an advantage.
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Original title 宮本武蔵
Directors Haruhiko Mimura, Tai Katô
Writers Yamashita Kiyomoto, Yoshitaro Nomura, Eiji Yoshikawa

Cast

Hideki Takahashi

as Musashi Miyamoto

Jirō Tamiya

as Kojiro Sasaki

Mitsuko Baisho

as Akemi

Keiko Matsuzaka

as Otsu

Chishū Ryū

as Takuan

Toshiyuki Hosokawa

as Seijuro Yoshioka

Junko Toda

as Osugi

Toshie Kimura

as Oko

Kenjirō Ishiyama

as Mibu Genzaemon

Yoshi Katō

as Sado Nagaoka

Takeshi Katō

as Iwama Kakubei

Takanobu Hozumi

as Gion Toji

Rokkō Toura

as Shishido Baiken

Masahiko Tanimura

as Sasuke

Akira Shioji

as Togiya Kosuke

Akitake Kôno

as Kimura Sukekuro

Masakane Yonekura

as Narrator (voice)

Kenkichi Hamahata

as Hosokawa Tadatoshi

Akiko Nishina

as Omitsu

Ichirô Arishima

as Kobayashi Tarozaemon

Frankie Sakai

as Honiden Matahachi