Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

宮本武蔵 完結篇 決闘巌流島
Miyamoto Musashi Kanketsuhen Kettō Ganryūshima
Miyamoto Musashi Completion: Duel Ganryu Island
Director | Hiroshi Inagaki |
Original Story | Eiji Yoshikawa |
Dramatization | Hideji Hojo |
Screenplay |
Tokuhei Wakao Hiroshi Inagaki |
Photography | Kazuo Yamada |
Art Director | Kisaku Ito |
Sound | Masanobu Miyazaki |
Lighting | Tsuruzo Nishikawa |
Music | Ikuma Dan |
Assistant Director | Jun Fukuda |
Editor | Koichi Iwashita |
Production Companies | Toho |
Release Date | January 3, 1956 |
Runtime | 104 minutes |
Preceded by | Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) |
![]() 宮本武蔵 完結篇 決闘巌流島 Miyamoto Musashi Kanketsuhen Kettō Ganryūshima Miyamoto Musashi Completion: Duel Ganryu Island |
Director | Hiroshi Inagaki |
Original Story | Eiji Yoshikawa |
Dramatization | Hideji Hojo |
Screenplay |
Tokuhei Wakao Hiroshi Inagaki |
Photography | Kazuo Yamada |
Art Director | Kisaku Ito |
Sound | Masanobu Miyazaki |
Lighting | Tsuruzo Nishikawa |
Music | Ikuma Dan |
Assistant Director | Jun Fukuda |
Editor | Koichi Iwashita |
Production Companies | Toho |
Release Date | January 3, 1956 |
Runtime | 104 minutes |
Preceded by | Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) |
Sasaki, a wandering swordsman, dreams of one day challenging and defeating Miyamoto in combat, and thus earning a name for himself. Sasaki’s skills bring him to the attention of the Shogun’s teacher, and he is considered for a position among the samurai at the Shogun’s court. However, others in the court are secretly seeking out Miyamoto himself for the same position. Miyamoto and Sasaki encounter each other and agree to a duel. When Miyamoto learns that Sasaki is being considered for the court, he declines to meet with Sasaki, desiring that such a skilled swordsman as he be allowed to live and pursue the prestige associated with the court. Miyamoto, meanwhile, turns his back on material wealth and returns to his roots as a farmer.
Otsu, Miyamoto’s love, reunites with him at the farming village where he has taken up residence. However, Akemi, who is also jealous for Miyamoto, also appears. Akemi has actually been sent as a decoy by bandits to trick the villagers into a false sense of security, so that they can attack the village by surprise. At first Akemi is reluctant to play into the bandits’ scheme, but when Miyamoto is persistent in resisting her advances, she grows bitter toward him and changes her mind. When the bandits do attack, Miyamoto is able to drive them off, but Akemi is killed in the ensuing violence.
Sasaki contacts Miyamoto; he has been accepted into the court and wishes to have their duel before he takes office. Ganryu Island is chosen as the site for the duel. Miyamoto arrives at a nearby monastery to prepare. Otsu follows him there, pleading with him to give up his samurai ways and come live with her. Miyamoto responds by agreeing to take her to wife, but only if she will consent to being a samurai’s wife. Miyamoto and Sasaki meet in combat on the shores of Ganryu. Miyamoto fights with an oar, to keep Sasaki’s longer blade at bay. The sun rises behind him, blinding Sasaki and allowing Miyamoto to rush him and deliver the fatal blow. The court nobles are impressed by the performance, but Miyamoto is sorry to have lost such a remarkable opponent, and departs.
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Rest of Cast Listed Alphabetically
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Top Billed Cast

Kojiro Sasaki

Musashi Miyamoto

Otsu

Omitsu

Akemi

Okinaga Matsui

Sasuke the Boatman

Kakubei Iwama

Toji Gion

Kumagoro

Ogon the Priest

Kohei Tsujikaze

Nitsukan the Monk

Tarozaemon Kobayashi

Old Man Villager

Goroji Okaya

Jotaro

Tadatoshi Hosokawa

Old Woman Villager

Innkeeper

Tavern Keeper

Samurai in Retinue

Villager

Tavern Keeper's Wife

Okinaga Samurai

Guest at Geisha House

Host at Geisha House

Gambler
Rest of Cast Listed Alphabetically

Geisha

Gambler

Spectator

Procession Leader

Bearer in Procession

Villager

Gambler

Bearer in Procession

Spectator

Samurai in Retinue

Spectator at Duel

Gambler

Okinaga Samurai

Gambler

Fallen Samurai
製作 Producer |
滝村和男 Kazuo Takimura |
原作 Original Story |
吉川英治 Eiji Yoshikawa |
劇化 Dramatization |
北條秀司 Hideji Hojo |
脚本 Screenplay |
若尾徳平 Tokuhei Wakao |
稲垣浩 Hiroshi Inagaki |
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撮影 Photography |
山田一夫 Kazuo Yamada |
美術監督 Art Director |
伊藤熹朔 Kisaku Ito |
美術 Art |
植田寛 Hiroshi Ueda |
録音 Sound |
宮崎正信 Masanobu Miyazaki |
照明 Lighting |
西川鶴三 Tsuruzo Nishikawa |
音楽 Music |
團伊玖磨 Ikuma Dan |
監督助手 Assistant Director |
福田純 Jun Fukuda |
編集 Editor |
岩下廣一 Koichi Iwashita |
特殊技術 Special Effects |
東宝技術部 Toho Engineering Department |
現像 Developing |
東洋現像所 Toyo Laboratory |
製作担当者 Production Manager |
菅英久 Hidehisa Suga |
出演者 Performers |
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鶴田浩二 Koji Tsuruta |
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三船敏郎 Toshiro Mifune |
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八千草薫 Kaoru Yachigusa |
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瑳峨三智子 Michiko Saga |
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岡田茉莉子 Mariko Okada |
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志村喬 Takashi Shimura |
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千秋実 Minoru Chiaki |
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佐々木孝丸 Takamaru Sasaki |
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加東大介 Daisuke Kato |
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田中春男 Haruo Tanaka |
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上田吉二郎 Kichijiro Ueda |
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富田仲次郎 Nakajiro Tomita |
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高堂國典 Kuninori Kodo |
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沢村宗之助 Sonosuke Sawamura |
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山田巳之助 Minosuke Yamada |
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清川荘司 (東映) Soji Kiyokawa (Toei) |
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櫻井将紀 Masaki Sakurai |
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岡豊 Yutaka Oka |
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葉山富之輔 Tominosuke Hayama |
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音羽久米子 Kumeko Otowa |
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出雲八恵子 Yaeko Izumo |
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本間文子 Noriko Honma |
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沢村いき雄 Ikio Sawamura |
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櫻井巨郎 Giro Sakurai |
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西條悦朗 Etsuro Saijo |
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河崎竪男 Karasaki Kawasaki |
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松尾文人 Fuminto Matsuo |
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山本廉 Ren Yamamoto |
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大橋史典 Fuminori Ohashi |
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登山晴子 Haruko Toyama |
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熊谷二良 Jiro Kumagai |
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渋谷英男 Hideo Shibuya |
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手塚勝巳 Katsumi Tezuka |
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勝本圭一郎 Keiichiro Katsumoto |
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土屋博敏 Shiro Tsuchiya |
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増田正雄 Masuo Masuda |
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安芸津融 Hiroshi Akitsu |
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大村千吉 Senkichi Omura |
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監督 Director |
稲垣浩 Hiroshi Inagaki |