Poster of Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

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 skillful 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.

Release Date: 1956-01-03

Original Language: ja

Genres: Unknown Genre

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Cast Members

Toshirō Mifune

Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo

Koji Tsuruta

Kojiro Sasaki

Takashi Shimura

Court official

Minoru Chiaki

Sasuke the boatman

Takamaru Sasaki

Omitsu's father

Haruo Tanaka

Kumagoro the horse thief

Kichijirō Ueda

Priest Ogon

Ikio Sawamura

Innkeeper (uncredited)

Nakajirō Tomita

(uncredited)

Sonosuke Sawamura

(uncredited)

Michiyo Kogure

Yoshino (uncredited)

Akihiko Hirata

Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)

Minosuke Yamada

(uncredited)

Sōji Kiyokawa

(uncredited)

Masako Sakurai

(uncredited)

Yutaka Oka

(uncredited)

Tominosuke Hayama

(uncredited)

Kumeko Otowa

(uncredited)

Yaeko Izumo

(uncredited)

Noriko Honma

(uncredited)

Tateo Kawasaki

(uncredited)

Fumindo Matsuo

(uncredited)

Ren Yamamoto

(uncredited)

Fuminori Ōhashi

(uncredited)

Haruko Toyama

(uncredited)

Hideo Shibuya

(uncredited)

Katsumi Tezuka

(uncredited)

Shirō Tsuchiya

(uncredited)

Masao Masuda

(uncredited)

Yu Agetsu

(uncredited)

Senkichi Ōmura

(uncredited)

Shōichi Hirose

(uncredited)

Kenjin Iida

Jotaro (uncredited)

Mitsuko Mito

Oko (uncredited)

Sachio Sakai

Matahachi Honiden (uncredited)

Eijirō Tōno

Baiken Shishido (uncredited)

Kokuten Kōdō

Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited)

Haruo Nakajima

(uncredited)

Etsuo Saijo

(uncredited)