Sasaki Kojiro

Sasaki Kojiro (1951)


  • Genre: Action, History
  • Release Date: 1951-10-26
  • User Rating: 5/10 from 3 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 20min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Company: TOHO
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
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Summary

Director Hiroshi Inagaki's early version of the life and death of famed swordsman Sasaki Kojiro. Otani Tomoemon gives a brilliant performance as Sasaki Kojiro, who rises from humble beginnings to national fame, and a young Toshiro Mifune appears as the legendary master swordsman Miyamoto Musashi for the first time and essentially sets the standard for future portrayals.This masterpiece is based on the original story as written by noted author Murakami Genzo and is far superior to any other versions. Following Kojiro from his earliest days through his fateful meeting with Musashi, this movie is filled with exciting and dramatic moments culminating in the best version of the final duel ever seen on film.

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  • Tomiemon Otomo

    as Sasaki Kojiro
  • Toshirō Mifune

    as Miyamoto Musashi
  • Ryōtarō Mizushima

    as
  • Kamatari Fujiwara

    as
  • Hideko Takamine

    as
  • Yoshio Kosugi

    as
  • Hisako Yamane

    as
  • Shôji Kiyokawa

    as
  • Shin Tokudaiji

    as
  • Yuriko Hamada

    as
  • Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

    as
  • Reizaburo Yamamoto

    as
  • Ko Mihashi

    as
  • Eijirō Yanagi

    as
  • Kakuko Murata

    as
  • Yumiko Miyagino

    as
  • Kan Yanagiya

    as
  • Eijirō Tōno

    as
  • Ikkō Ōkuni

    as
  • Yōnosuke Toba

    as
  • Saburō Sawai

    as
  • Kokuten Kōdō

    as
Directing Hiroshi Inagaki Director
Writing Kenrō Matsuura Writer
Writing Hiroshi Inagaki Writer
Writing Genzo Murakami Writer
Writing Genzo Murakami Original Story
Art Takeo Kita Production Design
Editing Ryoji Bando Editor
Camera Jun Yasumoto Director of Photography
Production Nobuyoshi Morita Producer
Sound Shiro Fukai Music

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