
Miyamoto Musashi
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.
Top Billed Cast

Hideki Takahashi
Musashi Miyamoto

Jirō Tamiya
Kojiro Sasaki

Mitsuko Baisho
Akemi

Keiko Matsuzaka
Otsu

Chishū Ryū
Takuan
Featured Crew

Tai Katō
Director
Haruhiko Mimura
Assistant Director

Eiji Yoshikawa
Novel

Hajime Kaburagi
Original Music Composer
Keiji Maruyama
Director of Photography
Reijirô Adachi
Fight Choreographer
Noboru Innami
Set Decoration
Shizu Ōsawa
Editor
Urayama Yoshiro
Art Direction
Takano Hiromasa
Fight Choreographer
Kyôhei Morita
Art Direction
Yamashita Kiyomoto
Screenplay