Zoku Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijôji no kettô (1955)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Hiroshi Inagaki

Writers:

Hideji Hôjô (play)
Hiroshi Inagaki (writer)

Release Date:

20 October 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Biography | Drama | History

Plot:

After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto...

Plot Keywords:

Japan | Young | Katana | Second Part | Samurai

Cast

Toshirô Mifune	...	Musashi Miyamoto (Takezo)
Koji Tsuruta	...	Kojiro Sasaki
Mariko Okada	...	Akemi
Kaoru Yachigusa	...	Otsu
Michiyo Kogure	...	Dayu Yoshino
Mitsuko Mito	...	Oko, Akemi's mother
Akihiko Hirata	...	Seijuro Yoshioka
Daisuke Katô	...	Toji Gion
Kuroemon Onoe	...	Priest Takuan
Sachio Sakai	...	Matahachi Honiden
Yu Fujiki	...	Denshichiro Yoshioka
Machiko Kitagawa	...	Kogure
Eiko Miyoshi	...	Osugi, Matahachi's mother
Eijirô Tôno	...	Baiken Shishido
Kenjin Iida	...	Jotaro

Also Known As:

Duel at Ichijoji Temple (USA)
Ichijoji no ketto (Japan)
Musashi Miyamoto Sequel: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (literal English title)
Samurai (Part II) (USA)
Samurai 2: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Samurai 2: Ichijôji no kettô
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (USA) (video title)
Swords of Doom
Zoku Miyamoto Musashi

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Toho Studios, Tokyo, Japan

Company:

Toho Company

Goofs:

Continuity: The levels of water and the mud in the rice paddies at Ichijoji Temple vary between shots.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Musashi Miyamoto gives up women forever.

The great cast that was in Musashi Miyamoto, the first part of this samurai trilogy continues in the second part with a few additions.

By this time Musashi Miyamoto has been on the road for three years and is still learning. The most important lesson as a Samurai will not be learned until the film is almost over. Another important lesson comes quickly after that, and it will interesting to see how it plays out in the final part.

In the opening Musashi Miyamoto is doing battle with a samurai similar to our buddy Hanzo. They are the only two I have ever seen use chains.

After this he heads to Kyoto to do battle with the best in the capital, and also to get himself mixed up with the two women who are in love with him.

Love, fickleness, treachery, rape, revenge, honor, and great sword fighting all have a place in this magnificent film.

The amazing cinematography and scenery also place an important part.

This is truly a samurai classic.