Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijoji (1964)
"Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijoji no ketto" (original title)

Director:

Tomu Uchida

Writers:

Naoyuki Suzuki (adaptation), Tomu Uchida (adaptation),

Stars:

Kinnosuke Nakamura, Wakaba Irie, Isao Kimura

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kinnosuke Nakamura	...	Miyamoto Musashi (Takezo)
Wakaba Irie	...	Otsu
Isao Kimura	...	Hon'iden Matahachi
Chieko Naniwa	...	Grandmother Osugi
Mitsuru Takeuchi	...	Jotaro
Satomi Oka	...	Akemi
Shinjiro Ebara	...	Seijuro Yoshioka
Mikijirô Hira	...	Yoshioka Denshichiro
Ken Takakura	...	Sasaki Kojiro
Chôichirô Kawarazaki	...	Kichijiro Hayashi
Kei Tani	...	Akakabe Yasoba
Kusuo Abe	...	Fuchikawa Goroku
Chieko Higashiyama	...	Strange Beauty
Eijirô Tôno	...	Haiya
Masao Oda	...	Kichin Innkeeper

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

jidai geki | sequel | fourth part | based on novel

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Also Known As:

Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijoji

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toei Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

128 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Miyamoto Musashi: Ganryû-jima no kettô (1965)

User Reviews

Fourth in the series

Even less action than the previous episode, but more watchable. Quite a lot of plot and story development instead of action, which paradoxically makes the story more involved and patchy. Again, Musashi's potentially greatest opponent Kojiro jumps in and out of the story at the oddest and most coincidental moments. Musashi's great love Otsu has succumbed to madness, but she actually gets a love scene with him near the end. Yes indeed, like many Japanese men, MM is awkward at expressing love for women, and is far more comfortable expressing love for the young boy who idolizes and follows him. However, in an anguished short scene, MM confesses his love for Otsu, who then asks to be regarded as his wife. MM 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.

I found this episode quite rewarding, though I think this is only because I was able to watch the whole series basically back to back.

A word about the fight scenes. The fights in this ep are pretty odd. They consist mostly of MM slashing people once then running away, especially in the final scene. Doesn't look very heroic to me !