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Miyamoto Musashi
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Miyamoto Musashi

1961 · 110 min History Action Drama
7.3 / 10 · TMDB

In this first episode, we are introduced to Takezo, what Musashi used to be before he became the man of legend. His beginning are not exactly auspicious. He sides with the Toyotomi at Sekigahara, and as a result finds himself on the losing side of the historic battle. He and his friend Matahachi manage to escape the slaughter although the latter is wounded in his leg. They stumble across the young Akemi who makes her living with her mother Oko by robbing corpses of their armor and anything else they can sell. Oko takes it into her head to seduce Matahachi, which she does first by skillfully sucking the gangrene from his blood, and then just by sucking.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

Momentum is sustained from first scene to last. The director knows how to give the viewer breathing room without losing tension — and that's valuable in the genre.

Watches in one breath. Plot logic is secondary — what matters here is movement and rhythm, and that's all in order.

For genre fans — essential viewing. For those looking for something deeper — possibly not the film.

Director: Tomu Uchida

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: Evening with friends, volume up. Talking during the film is acceptable.

🎭 Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Miyamoto Musashi (Takezo)

Akiko Kazami

Akiko Kazami

Ogin

Wakaba Irie

Wakaba Irie

Otsu

Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

Hon'iden Matahachi

Chieko Naniwa

Chieko Naniwa

Osugi

Kusuo Abe

Kusuo Abe

Fuchikawa Goroku

Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

Muneaki Takuan

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Tokubei Hanazawa

Tanzaemon Aoki

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Bandō Mitsugorō VIII

Terumasa Ikeda

Michiyo Kogure

Michiyo Kogure

Oko

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