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Status
Released
Release
1954
Runtime
1h 33m
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Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior.
28 Cast Members
Toshirō Mifune
Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
Rentaro Mikuni
Matahachi
Mariko Okada
Akemi
Kurôemon Onoe
Takuan
Kaoru Yachigusa
Otsu
Mitsuko Mito
Oko
Eiko Miyoshi
Osugi
Akihiko Hirata
Seijuro Yoshioka
Kusuo Abe
Temma Tsujikaze
Eitarō Ozawa
Terumasa Ikeda
Seijirô Onda
Chief Official (uncredited)
Fumindo Matsuo
Petty Official (uncredited)
Masanobu Ōkubo
Petty Official (uncredited)
Takuzō Kumagai
Villager (uncredited)
Akira Sera
Villager (uncredited)
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
Villager (uncredited)
Yutaka Sada
Soldier (uncredited)
Shigeo Katō
Soldier (uncredited)
Jun'ichirō Mukai
Soldier (uncredited)
Kiyoshi Kamoda
Roving Warrior (uncredited)
