Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader. He's also challenged to fight by the supremely confident and skilful Sasaki Kojiro. Takezo agrees to fight Kojiro in a year's time but rejects Shogun's patronage, choosing instead to live on the edge of a village, raising vegetables. He's followed there by Otsu and later by Akemi, both in love with him. The year ends as Takezo assists the villagers against a band of brigands. He seeks Otsu's forgiveness and accepts her love, then sets off across the water to Ganryu Island for his final contest.
Released: 1956
Casts:
Toshirō Mifune, Koji Tsuruta, Kaoru Yachigusa, Mariko Okada, Michiko Saga, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki, Takamaru Sasaki, Daisuke Katô, Haruo Tanaka, Kichijirô Ueda, Kokuten Kôdô, Ikio Sawamura, Nakajirô Tomita, Sonosuke Sawamura, Michiyo Kogure, Akihiko Hirata, Minosuke Yamada, Sôji Kiyokawa, Masako Sakurai, Yutaka Oka, Tominosuke Hayama, Kumeko Otowa, Yaeko Izumo, Noriko Honma, Etsuo Saijô, Tateo Kawasaki, Fumindo Matsuo, Ren Yamamoto, Fuminori Ôhashi, Haruko Toyama, Hideo Shibuya, Katsumi Tezuka, Keiichirô Katsumoto, Shirô Tsuchiya, Masao Masuda, Yu Agetsu, Senkichi Ômura, Shôichi Hirose, Kenjin Iida, Mitsuko Mito, Kurôemon Onoe, Sachio Sakai, Eijirō Tōno, Haruo Nakajima