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Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
(1955)
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Koji Tsuruta | ... | |
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Mariko Okada | ... | |
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Kaoru Yachigusa | ... | |
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Michiyo Kogure | ... |
Dayu Yoshino
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Mitsuko Mito | ... |
Oko, Akemi's mother
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Akihiko Hirata | ... | |
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Daisuke Katô | ... | |
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Kuroemon Onoe | ... |
Priest Takuan
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Sachio Sakai | ... | |
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Yû Fujiki | ... |
Denshichiro Yoshioka
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Machiko Kitagawa | ... |
Kogure
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Eiko Miyoshi | ... |
Osugi, Matahachi's mother
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Eijirô Tôno | ... | |
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Kenjin Iida | ... | |
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After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest Samurai, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge the leader of the region's finest school for Kendo. To prove his valor and skill, he walks deliberately into ambushes set up by the school's followers. While Otsu waits, Akemi also seeks him, expressing her desires directly. Meanwhile, Takezo is observed by Sasaki Kojiro, a brilliant young fighter, confident he can dethrone Takezo. After leaving Kyoto in triumph, Takezo declares his love for Otsu, but in a way that dishonors her and shames him. Once again, he leaves alone. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Country:
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JapaneseRelease Date:
20 October 1967 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Duel at Ichijoji Temple See more »Filming Locations:
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"Miyamoto Musashi" was already a great movie but this movie is even a better one on basically every front.
This movie is part of a real trilogy, that follows one story and one main character. It's therefore also best to watch these 3 movies in a row, to appreciate it best. All 3 movies closely follow each other, in which the first movie is being really used as a movie to set up things, while this second movie is mostly being used to build up to its climax that will occur in the third movie.
This time the movie flows better because the story gets used better as well. Like mentioned earlier, the first movie was still being mostly a setup movie for the series. In this movie we actually get to see more epic moments and fights, as it follows the further travels of Musashi Miyamoto, on his way to become a master-swordsman. Its story and different characters all work out nicely, as things also gets developed more, with its drama and romance.
There are a couple of really great fight sequences, of course mostly featuring Toshirô Mifune. It makes the movie often exciting to watch, as does the overall look for the movie. The movie benefits from its beautiful natural environments, as well as some nicely done studio work. Using color wasn't quite that common yet for '50's Japanese cinema, since it was quite costly and not as advanced yet as in the western world. However color had always worked out nicely for these three movies and it helps to make the movie a really great looking one. You also have to give credit for this to the movie its cinematography, done by Jun Yasumoto, who strangely enough worked on just the first two movies but didn't shot the third and final one.
A movie that really has everything in it.
9/10
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