Plot
Director Hiroshi Inagaki's early version of the life and death of famed swordsman Sasaki Kojiro. Otani Tomoemon gives a brilliant performance as Sasaki Kojiro, who rises from humble beginnings to national fame, and a young Toshiro Mifune appears as the legendary master swordsman Miyamoto Musashi for the first time and essentially sets the standard for future portrayals.This masterpiece is based on the original story as written by noted author Murakami Genzo and is far superior to any other versions. Following Kojiro from his earliest days through his fateful meeting with Musashi, this movie is filled with exciting and dramatic moments culminating in the best version of the final duel ever seen on film.
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Cast
Tomiemon Otomo
Sasaki Kojiro
Toshirō Mifune
Miyamoto Musashi
Ryōtarō Mizushima
Kamatari Fujiwara
Hideko Takamine
Yoshio Kosugi
Hisako Yamane
Shōji Kiyokawa
Shin Tokudaiji
Yuriko Hamada
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Reizaburo Yamamoto
Kō Mihashi
Eijirō Yanagi
Kakuko Murata
Yumiko Miyagino
Kan Yanagiya
Eijirō Tōno
Ikkō Ōkuni
Yōnosuke Toba
Saburō Sawai
Kokuten Kōdō
