Sasaki Kojiro (1951)
佐々木小次郎
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.
- Date of release
- 1951-10-26
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Genres
- Action, History
- Director
- Hiroshi Inagaki
Casting
- Tomiemon Otomo — Sasaki Kojiro
- Toshirō Mifune — Miyamoto Musashi
- Ryōtarō Mizushima
- Kamatari Fujiwara
- Hideko Takamine
- Yoshio Kosugi
- Hisako Yamane
- Shōji Kiyokawa
- Shin Tokudaiji
- Yuriko Hamada
- Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
- Reizaburo Yamamoto
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