Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple (1964)

7.0/10 127 min Action Drama History

Overview

In the fourth installment, Musashi's potentially greatest opponent Kojiro jumps in and out of the story at the oddest and most coincidental moments. As his great love Otsu has succumbed to madness. Musashi 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.

Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo

Wakaba Irie

Otsu

Isao Kimura

Hon'iden Matahachi

Chieko Naniwa

Osugi

Satomi Oka

Akemi

Shinjirō Ehara

Seijuro Yoshioka

Mikijiro Hira

Yoshioka Denshichiro

Ken Takakura

Sasaki Kojiro

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Kichijiro Hayashi

Kei Tani

Akakabe Yasoba

Kusuo Abe

Fuchikawa Goroku

Chieko Higashiyama

Strange Beauty

Eijirō Tōno

Haiya

Masao Oda

Kichin Innkeeper

Kei Satō

Otaguro

Masaharu Arikawa

Daisuke Awaji

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