Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964 · 2h 8m · Not Rated
Action, Drama, History
Directed by
Tomu Uchida
Overview
In the fourth installment, Musashi's potentially greatest opponent Kojiro jumps in and out of the story at the oddest and most coincidental moments. As his great love Otsu has succumbed to madness. Musashi then sets off to beat the functionaries of a treacherous clan in an arranged duel. 73 against one. Boastful Kojiro watches, secure in the knowledge that only he is a worthy opponent.
Director and cast
- Tomu Uchida Director
- Kinnosuke Nakamura as Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo
- Wakaba Irie as Otsu
- Isao Kimura as Hon'iden Matahachi
- Chieko Naniwa as Osugi
- Mitsuru Takeuchi as Jotaro
- Satomi Oka as Akemi
- Shinjirō Ehara as Seijuro Yoshioka
- Mikijiro Hira as Yoshioka Denshichiro
- Ken Takakura as Sasaki Kojiro
- Chōichirō Kawarasaki as Kichijiro Hayashi
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