The Third Shadow Warrior (1963)

7.2/10 104 min Drama Action War

Overview

In the mountain regions of Hida, the dreams of a peasant named Kyonosuke, who longed to be a samurai, come true when he becomes one of three doubles, of shadows, of Lord Yasutaka. After months of intense and cruel training, he faces his destiny when the Lord and the other two shadows are killed in battle and he must take on the role of Lord Yasutaka....

Cast

Raizō Ichikawa

Kyonosuke Ninomiya / Yasutaka Ikemoto

Hizuru Takachiho

Teruhime

Masayo Banri

Kohagi

Katsuhiko Kobayashi

Shigeru Amachi

Sadamitsu Miki

Ryūzō Shimada

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Rieko Sumi

Nobuo Kaneko

Saburo Date

Manabu Morita

Yūji Hamada

Shōzō Nanbu

Eigorō Onoe

Kuniichi Takami

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