Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death

Overview

In the sixth and final episode Rentaro Mikuni steals the show as Baiken Shishido, Musashi's nemesis. Mikuni is the nominal villain of the film, but he is a devoted husband and father as well. He tries to kill Musashi only to avenge the death of his brother-in-law. While Baiken (who wields a chain and sickle against Musashi's sword) is a very human character and the emotions that Mikuni displays in his performance are quite believable and engaging

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 20, 1971

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

TOHO

Cast

Kōji Iwamoto,Takuzō Kumagai,Rentaro Mikuni,Yoshitaro Asawaka,Hiroshi Tanaka,Chōtarō Tōgin,Yasuo Araki,Masaya Nihei,Hideko Okiyama,Koji Uenishiand 2 more

Director

Tomu Uchida

Writer

Daisuke Itō,Eiji Yoshikawa

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0067812