Miyamoto Musashi (1973)

Miyamoto Musashi (1973)

Release Date: 1973, July 13
Directors: Tai Katō
Countries: Japan
Production: Shochiku
Cast: Takeshi Katō, Kenjirō Ishiyama, Chishū Ryū, Mitsuko Baisho, Takanobu Hozumi, Rokkō Toura, Yoshi Katō, Hideki Takahashi, Keiko Matsuzaka, Akira Shioji, Frankie Sakai, Junko Toda

Overview:

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.