Samurai 3 - Duel at Ganryu Island (1965)

Synopsis: Considered the best of Inagaki's epic trilogy, Part Three tones the action down several notches to concentrate on legendary seventeenth century samurai Musashi Miyamoto's inner struggles. Now the... Considered the best of Inagaki's epic trilogy, Part Three tones the action down several notches to concentrate on legendary seventeenth century samurai Musashi Miyamoto's inner struggles. Now the winner of sixty duels and revered throughout Japan, he wonders what it is that makes a warrior worthy of admiration--- his number of victories, or something more intangible? His only remaining enemy, Kojiro, meanwhile, has learned the way of the Shogun, and awaits his chance to utilize these methods on Musashi. The chance finally arises on the small island of Ganryu. All loose ends are fittingly tied up in the triumphant third act of this legendary series. [More]

Starring: Toshirô Mifune, Koji Tsurata, Kaoru Yachigusa, Mariko Okada

Starring: Toshirô Mifune, Koji Tsurata, Kaoru Yachigusa, Mariko Okada, Takashi Shimura

Director: Hiroshi Inagaki

Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
Screenwriter: Tokuhei Wakao
Producer: Kazuo Takimura
Story: Eiji Yoshikawa
Composer: Ikuma Dan

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