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Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

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In the fourth installment, Musashi's potentially greatest opponent Kojiro jumps in and out of the story at the oddest and most coincidental moments. As his great love Otsu has succumbed to madness. Musashi then sets off to beat the functionaries of a treacherous clan in an arranged duel. 73 against one. Boastful Kojiro watches, secure in the knowledge that only he is a worthy opponent.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

128 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

01 January 1964

Country

Japan

Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo

Wakaba Irie

Wakaba Irie

Otsu

Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

Hon'iden Matahachi

Chieko Naniwa

Chieko Naniwa

Osugi

Mitsuru Takeuchi

Mitsuru Takeuchi

Jotaro

Satomi Oka

Satomi Oka

Akemi

Shinjirô Ehara

Shinjirô Ehara

Seijuro Yoshioka

Mikijiro Hira

Mikijiro Hira

Yoshioka Denshichiro

Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

Sasaki Kojiro

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Kichijiro Hayashi

Kei Tani

Kei Tani

Akakabe Yasoba

Kusuo Abe

Kusuo Abe

Fuchikawa Goroku

Chieko Higashiyama

Chieko Higashiyama

Strange Beauty

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Haiya

Masao Oda

Masao Oda

Kichin Innkeeper

Kei Satō

Kei Satō

Otaguro

Masaharu Arikawa

Masaharu Arikawa

Hiroshi Arima

Hiroshi Arima

Daisuke Awaji

Daisuke Awaji

Tokumaro Dan

Tokumaro Dan

Isamu Dobashi

Isamu Dobashi

Kenji Egi

Kenji Egi

Hideo Fujimoto

Hideo Fujimoto

Yoshiko Fujishiro

Yoshiko Fujishiro

Mitsuru Hagiwara

Mitsuru Hagiwara

Tokue Hanazawa

Tokue Hanazawa

Hiroshi Hatano

Hiroshi Hatano

Shōtarō Hayashi

Shōtarō Hayashi

Yûji Ichikawa

Yûji Ichikawa

Kaneko Iwasaki

Kaneko Iwasaki

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Minken Karasawa

Minken Karasawa

Hanzô Kataoka

Hanzô Kataoka

Reiko Kaze

Reiko Kaze

Shūjirō Kijima

Shūjirō Kijima

Yachiyo Kirishima

Yachiyo Kirishima

Yoshio Kirishima

Yoshio Kirishima

Kazutarō Kuni

Kazutarō Kuni

Kenji Kusumoto

Kenji Kusumoto

Toshio Matsuda

Toshio Matsuda

Tsukie Matsuura

Tsukie Matsuura

Hachirô Minamoto

Hachirô Minamoto

Hiroshi Mizuno

Hiroshi Mizuno

Seiji Mōri

Seiji Mōri

Kinji Nakamura

Kinji Nakamura

Tokinosuke Nakamura

Tokinosuke Nakamura

Keiko Ono

Keiko Ono

Yoshiki Oyamada

Yoshiki Oyamada

Kōji Sekiyama

Kōji Sekiyama

Koreya Senda

Koreya Senda

Koetsu

Hideo Shimada

Hideo Shimada

Keiichiro Shimada

Keiichiro Shimada

Kin'ya Suzuki

Kin'ya Suzuki

Shin Tokudaiji

Shin Tokudaiji

Hiroshi Tonegawa

Hiroshi Tonegawa

Isao Yamagata

Isao Yamagata

Kyōko Yasaka

Kyōko Yasaka

Yasushi Ôki

Yasushi Ôki

Yôichi Ôyama

Yôichi Ôyama

Michiyo Kogure

Michiyo Kogure

Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

Takuan

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