Miyamoto Musashi
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73% Critic Match

Miyamoto Musashi

7.3 / 10 1973 2h 28mNR Japanese
DramaAction

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Hideki Takahashi

Hideki Takahashi

Musashi Miyamoto

Lead
Jirō Tamiya

Jirō Tamiya

Kojiro Sasaki

Mitsuko Baisho

Mitsuko Baisho

Akemi

Keiko Matsuzaka

Keiko Matsuzaka

Otsu

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Takuan

Toshiyuki Hosokawa

Toshiyuki Hosokawa

Seijuro Yoshioka

Makoto Satō

Makoto Satō

JT

Junko Toda

Osugi

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tai Katō's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Miyamoto Musashi is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker