Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956): Where to Watch, Cast & Facts

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) — an evergreen reference for this movie: the essentials, the cast, where to watch and what to watch next.

Where to watch

TMDB's U.S. watch-provider data lists HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, IndieFlix, HBO Max, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel. Availability changes by country and date, so check your streaming app before watching.

Cast

Toshirō Mifune as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo; Koji Tsuruta as Kojiro Sasaki; Kaoru Yachigusa as Otsu; Mariko Okada as Akemi; Kurôemon Onoe as Takuan; Michiko Saga as Omitsu; Takashi Shimura as Court official; Minoru Chiaki as Sasuke the boatman

About Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader. He's also challenged to fight by the supremely confident and skillful Sasaki Kojiro. Takezo agrees to fight Kojiro in a year's time but rejects Shogun's patronage, choosing instead to live on the edge of a village, raising vegetables. He's followed there by Otsu and later by Akemi, both in love with him. The year ends as Takezo assists the villagers against a band of brigands. He seeks Otsu's forgiveness and accepts her love, then sets off across the water to Ganryu Island for his final contest.

More like Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

• Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
• Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
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• Love and Honor
• Gate of Hell
• 13 Assassins
• 47 Ronin
• The Twilight Samurai

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