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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Original title: Miyamoto Musashi kanketsuhen: kettô Ganryûjima
  • 19561956
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 45m
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7.6/10
6.1K
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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
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Musashi Miyamoto is challenged to a duel by a confident swordsman Sasaki Kojiro. He agrees to fight him in a year's time.Musashi Miyamoto is challenged to a duel by a confident swordsman Sasaki Kojiro. He agrees to fight him in a year's time.Musashi Miyamoto is challenged to a duel by a confident swordsman Sasaki Kojiro. He agrees to fight him in a year's time.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
6.1K
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  • Director
    • Hiroshi Inagaki
  • Writers
    • Hideji Hôjô(play)
    • Hiroshi Inagaki
    • Tokuhei Wakao
  • Stars
    • Toshirô Mifune
    • Mariko Okada
    • Kôji Tsuruta
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  • Director
    • Hiroshi Inagaki
  • Writers
    • Hideji Hôjô(play)
    • Hiroshi Inagaki
    • Tokuhei Wakao
  • Stars
    • Toshirô Mifune
    • Mariko Okada
    • Kôji Tsuruta
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    • 21User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
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    Toshirô Mifune and Kôji Tsuruta in Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
    Toshirô Mifune, Kokuten Kôdô, and Kichijirô Ueda in Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
    Michiko Saga and Kôji Tsuruta in Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
    Toshirô Mifune and Kaoru Yachigusa in Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
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    Toshirô Mifune
    Toshirô Mifune
    • Musashi Miyamoto (Takezo)as Musashi Miyamoto (Takezo)
    Mariko Okada
    • Akemias Akemi
    Kôji Tsuruta
    Kôji Tsuruta
    • Kojiro Sasakias Kojiro Sasaki
    Kaoru Yachigusa
    Kaoru Yachigusa
    • Otsuas Otsu
    Michiko Saga
    • Omitsuas Omitsu
    Kurôemon Onoe
    • Priest Takuanas Priest Takuan
    Takashi Shimura
    Takashi Shimura
    • Sado Nagaoka the court officialas Sado Nagaoka the court official
    Minoru Chiaki
    Minoru Chiaki
    • Sasuke the boatmanas Sasuke the boatman
    Takamaru Sasaki
    • Omitsu's fatheras Omitsu's father
    Daisuke Katô
    Daisuke Katô
    • Toji Gionas Toji Gion
    Haruo Tanaka
    Haruo Tanaka
    • Kumagoro the horse thiefas Kumagoro the horse thief
    Kichijirô Ueda
    Kichijirô Ueda
    • Priest Ogonas Priest Ogon
    Kokuten Kôdô
    Kokuten Kôdô
    • Old Priest Nikkanas Old Priest Nikkan
    Ikio Sawamura
    Ikio Sawamura
    • Innkeeperas Innkeeper
    Nakajirô Tomita
    Sônosuke Sawamura
    Sônosuke Sawamura
    Minosuke Yamada
    Sôji Kiyokawa
    Sôji Kiyokawa
    • Director
      • Hiroshi Inagaki
    • Writers
      • Hideji Hôjô(play)
      • Hiroshi Inagaki
      • Tokuhei Wakao
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #16.
    • Goofs
      As the final duel is fought, the duelists have light on the sides of their bodies away from the sun - Sasaki has light on his back and Miyamoto light on his face.
    • Quotes

      Musashi Miyamoto: Brace up, Akemi.

    • Connections
      Featured in Bye Bye Jupiter (1984)

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    Best cinematography of the trilogy
    Samurai III boasts far superior color and composition to the first installment. The opener includes a beautiful scene of Kojiro and Akemi by a magnificent waterfall. This sets the stylistically polished tone of the film, a nice attempt to revive our interest in the sometimes-stalling narrative (Will Kojiro fight the indestructible Musashi? Is Otsu going to get her man after spurning his inviting advances?)

    In terms of eye candy, this finale gives the most exotic colors (some may complain as "un-Japanese"), the best lighting, and the most skin of Mifune's Musashi! The story continues with the intellectual and spiritual education of Musashi. Even though the final duel is set up to be his moment of self-realisation, it is preceded by a tad-curious sequence of Musashi's farmlife. Very reminiscent of the samurai-villager relationship in Seven Samurai, Musashi becomes their protector against bandits. The result is formulaic but does what the story intends: return Musashi to a life of the earth - a humanist existence preached by his Buddhist education - and to his humble origin.

    P.S. Although Miyamoto Musashi/Samurai I is crucial to understanding the rise of our hero, it probably got Best Foreign film for 1955 Academy Awards during the sudden "discovery" of Japanese films starting with Rashomon.

    And if you're looking for a female figure with as much spunk as Musashi himself, note the courtesan in Samurai II. Her chastisement of Musashi, that he lacks humanly affection and thinks of women as weaklings, almost makes up for the overall iffy portrayal of "romantic heroines" in the trilogy!
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    • Release date
      • November 1967 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Bushido
    • Filming locations
      • Japan
    • Production company
      • Toho Company
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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