The Man of Five Rings

The Man of Five Rings

1981•8.0/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

8.0/10(1)

After 2 years of completely isolation in mountains, Musashi comes back in order to live a normal life. However, after his duel against Kojiro Sasaki he has many enemies who want to kill him...

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Production

TV Tokyo

Language

JA

Status

Returning Series

First Aired

January 2, 1981

Last Aired

January 2, 1981

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

巌流一門の復讐

Air date: 1981-01-02

After 2 years of completely isolation in mountains, Musashi comes back in order to live a normal life. However, after his duel against Kijiro Sasaki he has many enemies who want to kill him...

Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Miyamoto Musashi

Wakako Sakai

Wakako Sakai

Katsuo Nakamura

Taketoshi Naitō

Taketoshi Naitō

Meiko Kaji

Meiko Kaji

Kyōko Enami

Kyōko Enami

Seiichirō Kameishi

Seiichirō Kameishi

Hatsuo Yamaya

Hatsuo Yamaya

Masayo Utsunomiya

Masayo Utsunomiya

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