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.
Stars: Hideki Takahashi, Jirō Tamiya, Mitsuko Baisho, Keiko Matsuzaka, Chishū Ryū, Toshiyuki Hosokawa
Crew: Tai Katō (Director), Yamashita Kiyomoto (Screenplay), Eiji Yoshikawa (Novel), Hajime Kaburagi (Original Music Composer), Keiji Maruyama (Director of Photography), Shizu Ōsawa (Editor)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Shochiku
Runtime: 148 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jul 13, 1973
IMDb: 3.9
