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Feature film — 1955

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)

7.21h 43mDrama — Action — Adventure

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.

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Director: Hiroshi Inagaki

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Cast & crew

Toshirō Mifune as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo

Toshirō Mifune

Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo

Koji Tsuruta as Kojiro Sasaki

Koji Tsuruta

Kojiro Sasaki

Kaoru Yachigusa as Otsu

Kaoru Yachigusa

Otsu

Mariko Okada as Akemi

Mariko Okada

Akemi

Michiyo Kogure as Lady Yoshino

Michiyo Kogure

Lady Yoshino

Akihiko Hirata as Seijuro Yoshioka

Akihiko Hirata

Seijuro Yoshioka

Mitsuko Mito as Oko

Mitsuko Mito

Oko

K

Kuroemon Onoe II

Takuan

Sachio Sakai as Matahachi Honiden

Sachio Sakai

Matahachi Honiden

Yū Fujiki as Denshichiro Yoshioka

Yū Fujiki

Denshichiro Yoshioka

Machiko Kitagawa as Kogure

Machiko Kitagawa

Kogure

Eiko Miyoshi as Osugi

Eiko Miyoshi

Osugi

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