In the third installment of Yoshikawa's novel Musashi, things continue from the 2nd film at the end of battle, where Miyamoto continues on a mission of learning; with the introduction of his arch-rival Sasaki Kojiro; and lastly the large cast of characters rendezvouses for a fateful finale.
Direction
Uchida's wide shots turn combat into landscape painting.
Acting
Nakamura's restraint speaks volumes; a warrior becoming legend.
Director
Tomu Uchida
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo
Wakaba Irie
Otsu
Isao Kimura
Hon'iden Matahachi
Chieko Naniwa
Osugi
Kusuo Abe
Uncle
Michiyo Kogure
Oko
Satomi Oka
Akemi
Shinjirō Ehara
Yoshioka Seijuro
Mikijiro Hira
Yoshioka Denshichiro
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Hayashi Kichijiro
Hiroshi Minami
Toji - Gion Fujitsugu
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Naota Ryohei
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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