Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
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| Directed by |
Hiroshi Inagaki Jun Fukuda (assistant director) |
| Produced by |
Toho Kazuo Takimura (producer) Boku Morimoto (production manager) |
| Written by |
Hiroshi Inagaki Tokuhei Wakao |
| Based on | a novel by Eiji Yoshikawa and a play by Hideji Hōjō. |
| Starring |
Toshiro Mifune Kōji Tsuruta |
| Music by | Ikuma Dan |
| Cinematography | Jun Yasumoto |
| Edited by | Hideshi Ohi |
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| Distributed by | Toho Studios |
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103 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Duel at Ichijoji Temple (続宮本武蔵 一乗寺の決闘 Zoku Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijōji no Kettō?) is a color (Eastmancolor) 1955 Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki starring Toshiro Mifune. It is the second film of the Samurai Trilogy. The film is adapted from Eiji Yoshikawa's novel Musashi. The novel is loosely based on the life of the famous Japanese swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi.
The first part of the trilogy is Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto and the third is Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island.
The film's production designer was Kisaku Itō, the set decoration was made by Makoto Sono, the consultant of art department was Kisaku Itō, the sound technician was Chōshichirō Mikami, the lighting technician was Shigeru Mori, and the choreographers were Tokuho Azuma and Yoshio Sugino.
Following Takezo's (Toshiro Mifune) capture by the Buddhist priest Takuan Sōhō, and stay in Himeji Castle, Takezo is granted his samurai name 'Musashi Miyamoto.' He leaves to search for enlightenment, leaving two messages for Otsu: "Soon I will be back" and "Forgive me." He goes to learn the way of the samurai and find those who will help him learn. But his first duel is with a challenger with a chain and a sickle who he fights and wins. After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo travels to Kyoto. The now married Matahachi and Oko are settled there with Akemi. Otsu, having heard a rumor that Takezo is in Kyoto, has also travelled there to look for him. He meets Otsu who is in love with him but he tells Otsu he must follow what he loves more than her, the sword of the samurai.
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