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Status
Released
Release
1962
Runtime
1h 46m
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The remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to be Miyamoto Musashi, emerges from the Himeji Castle after three years of intense contemplation and philosophical study and starting on his epic quest to complete his skill in the Way.
56 Cast Members
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo
Wakaba Irie
Otsu
Isao Kimura
Hon'iden Matahachi
Chieko Naniwa
Osugi
Rentaro Mikuni
Muneaki Takuan
Kusuo Abe
Michiyo Kogure
Okou
Satomi Oka
Akemi
Shinjirō Ehara
Seijuro Yoshioka
Takamaru Sasaki
Terumasa Ikeda
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Hiroshi Minami
Fujitsugu Gion
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Naota Ryohei
Ichitarō Kuni
Mitsuru Takeuchi
Jotaro
Masao Hori
Shoda Kizaemon
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Nikkan
Kinji Nakamura
Temple officer
Chieko Murata
Owner
Tokinosuke Nakamura
Otomo
