Release Date | 1973-07-13 |
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Runtime | 148 minutes |
Genres | Drama, Action |
Stars | Hideki Takahashi, Jiro Tamiya, Mitsuko Baisho, Keiko Matsuzaka, Chishū Ryū |
Directors | Tai Katō, Yamashita Kiyomoto, Takano Hiromasa, Kyôhei Morita, Eiji Yoshikawa |
In Part I we see the young would-be swordsman setting out to achieve greatness in war, achieving nothing because fighting on the losing side, & then beginning his long period of wandering & training, with the goal always in mind of his duel with Kojiro. Part II builds toward that great duel on Ganryu Island, with considerable focus on Musashi's planning & forethought as to how to gain an advantage.