

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.
In-app playback is not enabled for this deployment. Watch legally through a verified provider, or read the licensing policy. VidAPI catalogue presence is not a claim of licensed availability.

Michiko Saga
Omitsu

Takashi Shimura
Court official

Minoru Chiaki
Sasuke the boatman

Takamaru Sasaki
Omitsu's father

Haruo Tanaka
Kumagoro the horse thief

Kichijirō Ueda
Priest Ogon

Ikio Sawamura
Innkeeper (uncredited)

Nakajirō Tomita
(uncredited)

Sonosuke Sawamura
(uncredited)

Michiyo Kogure
Yoshino (uncredited)

Akihiko Hirata
Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)

Minosuke Yamada
(uncredited)

Sōji Kiyokawa
(uncredited)
Masako Sakurai
(uncredited)
Yutaka Oka
(uncredited)
Tominosuke Hayama
(uncredited)

Kumeko Otowa
(uncredited)

Yaeko Izumo
(uncredited)

Noriko Honma
(uncredited)
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) 宮本武蔵 完結篇 決闘巌流島 - Movie Trailer - Far East Films
Trailer · YouTube
Samurai III - Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) theatrical trailer
Trailer · YouTube