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JAPAN · 1965

Miyamoto Musashi: Ganryujima no Ketto

Tomu Uchida
Japanese Golden Age samurai duels redemption and enlightenment unrequited love revenge and vendetta martial arts mastery
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Synopsis

The fifth and final installment with the build up of the epic battle between Sasaki Kojiro and Miyamoto Musashi. With all the familiar characters making appearances: Otsu (Musashi's great love), Akemi, Matahachi (his former fellow soldier), old lady Osugi (still doggedly trying to defeat Musashi), and even the return of Priest Takuan (the man responsible for his journey towards enlightenment). But

Year1965
CountryJapan
DirectorTomu Uchida
MovementJapanese Golden Age
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