Shinobu and Genichiro seek swordsmanship lessons from Musashi Miyamoto to avenge their father's death, but their killers use their practice to recruit Kojiro Sasaki for battle.
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| Chôjûrô Kawarasaki | ... |
Musashi Miyamoto
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| Kan'emon Nakamura | ... |
Kojiro Sasaki
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Kigoro Ikushima | ... |
Genichiro Nonomiya
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| Kinuyo Tanaka | ... |
Shinobu Nonomiya
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| Kenji Mizoguchi | ||
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| Matsutarô Kawaguchi | ... | () |
| Kan Kikuchi | ... | () |
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| Hiromasa Kono | ... | martial arts advisor |
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- Shochiku (1981) (United States) (subtitled)
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Shinobu and her brother Genichiro plead with the famous swordsman Musashi Miyamoto to teach them swordsmanship to avenge their father's death. The killers of their father see the sister and brother practicing with Miyamoto, and so enlist the help of another powerful swordsman, Kojiro Sasaki, which gives Sasaki an excuse to battle Miyamoto. Written by Will Gilbert |
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| Movie Connections | Referenced in Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975). See more » |
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Musashi Miyamoto:
You said something about avenging your father. I can't. I don't teach the sword for revenge. The sword is the way. Not a convenient tool for revenge.Learning the sword for purposes of revenge is like a merchant crafting a product to make profits and limiting it to the usage as a tool, how do you expect to understand the true way? See more » |