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Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
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Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

1955-07-12 · 103 min · ★ 7.2

Drama · Action · Adventure

After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge the leader of the region's finest school of fencing. To prove his valor and skill, he walks deliberately into ambushes set up by the school's followers.

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Directors
Hiroshi Inagaki
Production companies
TOHO
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Toshirō MifuneToshirō MifuneMusashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
Koji TsurutaKoji TsurutaKojiro Sasaki
Kaoru YachigusaKaoru YachigusaOtsu
Mariko OkadaMariko OkadaAkemi
Michiyo KogureMichiyo KogureLady Yoshino
Akihiko HirataAkihiko HirataSeijuro Yoshioka
Mitsuko MitoMitsuko MitoOko
Kuroemon Onoe IITakuan
Sachio SakaiSachio SakaiMatahachi Honiden
Yū FujikiYū FujikiDenshichiro Yoshioka
Machiko KitagawaMachiko KitagawaKogure
Eiko MiyoshiEiko MiyoshiOsugi
Eijirō TōnoEijirō TōnoBaiken Shishido
Kenjin IidaJotaro
Kō MihashiHonami Koetsu
Yoshibumi TajimaYoshibumi TajimaYoshioka samurai
Keiko Kondo(uncredited)
Hisako TakihanaHisako Takihana(uncredited)
Ren YamamotoRen Yamamoto(uncredited)
Ryū Kuze(uncredited)

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