Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
宮本武蔵完結編 決闘巌流島
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👍 88%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
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Cast
Koji Tsuruta as Kojiro Sasaki
Kaoru Yachigusa as Otsu
Mariko Okada as Akemi
Kurôemon Onoe as Takuan
Michiko Saga as Omitsu
Is Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island good?
Yes. 88% audience score, estimated from 144 TMDB ratings.
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Overview
A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader. He's also challenged to fight by the supremely confident and skillful Sasaki Kojiro. Takezo agrees to fight Kojiro in a year's time but rejects Shogun's patronage, choosing instead to live on the edge of a village, raising vegetables. He's followed there by Otsu and later by Akemi, both in love with him. The year ends as Takezo assists the villagers against a band of brigands. He seeks Otsu's forgiveness and accepts her love, then sets off across the water to Ganryu Island for his final contest. Wikipedia ↗
