Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
(1956)

Released: 1956-01-03

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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.

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Toshirō Mifune

as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo

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Koji Tsuruta

as Kojiro Sasaki

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Takashi Shimura

as Court official

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Minoru Chiaki

as Sasuke the boatman

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Takamaru Sasaki

as Omitsu's father

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Haruo Tanaka

as Kumagoro the horse thief

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Kichijirō Ueda

as Priest Ogon

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Ikio Sawamura

as Innkeeper (uncredited)

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Nakajirō Tomita

as (uncredited)

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Sonosuke Sawamura

as (uncredited)

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Michiyo Kogure

as Yoshino (uncredited)

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Akihiko Hirata

as Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)

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Minosuke Yamada

as (uncredited)

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Sōji Kiyokawa

as (uncredited)

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Masako Sakurai

as (uncredited)

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Yutaka Oka

as (uncredited)

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Masanobu Miyazaki

Sound Recordist

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Hideyuki Suga

Production Manager

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Jun Fukuda

Assistant Director

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Hiroshi Ueda

Assistant Art Director

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Kisaku Ito

Production Design

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Tsuruzô Nishikawa

Lighting Technician

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Kazuo Yamada

Director of Photography

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