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An Overlooked Gem in Samurai Cinema moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Shogoro Ichikawa | ... | Tenzen Hayakawa |
| Hiroyuki Nagato | ... | Chojuro |
| Ryunosuke Tsukigata | ... | Miyamoto Musashi |
| Junko Ikeuchi | ... | Hill Woman |
| Yuki Nakagawa | ||
| Nami Tamura | ... | Fiancee |
| Masao Shimizu | ||
| Ryosuke Kagawa | ||
| Bokuzen Hidari | ||
| Koji Mitsui | ||
| Ichirô Nakaya | ||
| Ren Yamamoto | ||
| Susumu Fujita | ||
| Jun Tazaki | ||
| Yoshifumi Tajima |
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As Tenzen wanders through the tale becoming increasingly cruel, Chojuro follows in his wake studying & analyzing the devilishly undefeatable sword style. When he believes he has cracked the secret of defeating Tenzen, the climactic duel is engaged. To say more gives away one of the most stunning conclusions ever seen in a samurai film, but never was a cry of "I won!" ever so ironic.
This is one of Inagaki's finest films, much more artful than his more famous Samurai Trilogy. A subtitled film print has rarely been shown, & the currently available DVD is not subtitled. One hopes one of the enterprising distributors of Japanse classics in America will eventually rectify the difficulty of viewing this film.