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Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
Most recently watched by sleestakk, sensoria
Overview
After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan’s greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge the leader of the region’s finest school of fencing. To prove his valor and skill, he walks deliberately into ambushes set up by the school’s followers. While Otsu waits, Akemi also seeks him, expressing her desires directly. Meanwhile, Takezo is observed by Sasaki Kojiro, a brilliant young fighter, confident he can dethrone Takezo. After leaving Kyoto in triumph, Takezo declares his love for Otsu, but in a way that dishonors her and shames him. Once again, he leaves alone.
Length 103 minutes
Actors
Toshirō Mifune | Koji Tsuruta | Kaoru Yachigusa | Mariko Okada | Michiyo Kogure | Akihiko Hirata | Mitsuko Mito | Kuroemon Onoe | Sachio Sakai | Yû Fujiki | Machiko Kitagawa | Eiko Miyoshi | Eijirô Tôno | Kenjin Iida | Ko Mihashi | Yoshifumi Tajima | Keiko Kondo | Hisako Takihana | Ren Yamamoto | Ryû Kuze | Torahiko Hamada | Yoshio Inaba | Fumindo Matsuo | Minoru Itô | Yasuhisa Tsutsumi | Ren Imaizumi | Rinsaku Ogata | Kenzô Tabu | Kokuten Kôdô