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Initiation of the Two-Sword Style

Initiation of the Two-Sword Style

Part of Miyamoto Musashi (1940's) Collection

1943•1h 31m•6.0/10
DramaAction

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6.0/10(1)

Ito Daisuke's wartime retelling of the Miyamoto Musashi story.

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Production

Daiei Film

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Chiezo Kataoka

Chiezo Kataoka

Miyamoto Musashi

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Takuan

Sannosuke Fujikawa

Priest Nikkan

Harukichi Kaneko

Kamon

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Baiken Shishido

Kensaku Hara

Kensaku Hara

Matahachi

Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka

Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka

Sukekurô Kimura

Katsusaburo Ukita

Hoha

Tominosuke Hayama

Kobei

Seishiro Hara

Atake

Kiyoshi Kasuga

Heibei Debuchi

Fumihiko Yokoyama

Rokuho

Sashō Ichikawa

Ganki

Gorō Naniwa

Yozo Murata

Jun Fujikawa

Jun Fujikawa

Kien

Taichiro Okura

Tokuhei

Yo Komai

Iwateko

Kazushi Seto

Betsumiya

Chieko Sōma

Chieko Sōma

Otsû

Haruyo Ichikawa

Haruyo Ichikawa

Akemi

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