Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Movie·1955·1h 43m

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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The Story

Original title: 続宮本武蔵 一乗寺の決闘

After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge the leader of the region's finest school of fencing. To prove his valor and skill, he walks deliberately into ambushes set up by the school's followers.

Written By

Tokuhei Wakao

Producer

Kazuo Takimura

Cinematography

Jun Yasumoto

Music

Ikuma Dan

Editor

Hideshi Ohi

Themes

samuraijidaigekibushidoedo periodmiyamoto musashi

Production House

TOHO

Audience Score

71%

141 votes

Skip9%
Timepass21%
Go for it39%
Perfection31%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo

Koji Tsuruta

Koji Tsuruta

Kojiro Sasaki

Kaoru Yachigusa

Kaoru Yachigusa

Otsu

Mariko Okada

Mariko Okada

Akemi

Michiyo Kogure

Michiyo Kogure

Lady Yoshino

Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Seijuro Yoshioka

Mitsuko Mito

Mitsuko Mito

Oko

Kurôemon Onoe

Takuan

Sachio Sakai

Sachio Sakai

Matahachi Honiden

Yū Fujiki

Yū Fujiki

Denshichiro Yoshioka

Machiko Kitagawa

Machiko Kitagawa

Kogure

Eiko Miyoshi

Osugi

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Baiken Shishido

Kenjin Iida

Jotaro

Kō Mihashi

Honami Koetsu

Yoshibumi Tajima

Yoshibumi Tajima

Yoshioka samurai

Keiko Kondo

(uncredited)

Hisako Takihana

Hisako Takihana

(uncredited)

// crew

Crew

Ikuma Dan

Ikuma Dan

Original Music Composer

Hiroshi Inagaki

Hiroshi Inagaki

Director, Screenplay

Kazuo Takimura

Producer

Hideshi Ohi

Editor

Tokuhei Wakao

Screenplay

Jun Yasumoto

Director of Photography

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