Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 12, 1955

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

TOHO

Cast

Toshirō Mifune,Koji Tsuruta,Kaoru Yachigusa,Mariko Okada,Michiyo Kogure,Akihiko Hirata,Mitsuko Mito,Kurôemon Onoe,Sachio Sakai,Yū Fujikiand 20 more

Director

Hiroshi Inagaki

Writer

Eiji Yoshikawa,Hideji Hōjō,Hiroshi Inagaki,Tokuhei Wakao

Producer

Kazuo Takimura

Cinematography

Jun Yasumoto

Music

Ikuma Dan

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0048579