Much more calm in nature, having miyamoto one more fight as he can never outrun his legacy.
While i think its not entirely focused on, it is interesting to look at this trilogy from that perspective. Mushashi miyamoto, legendary swordman going from man to samurai but by that creating something far worse. A man who's trying to run and fight off his preceived notion in the second film will never truly be able to wash it away.
This one is also much more interested in musashi outside of the battlefield which creates for a nice contrast to what the film is trying to convey. Common life that has to go against a legacy of battle.
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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Rating
4.5 (1)
Release Date
1/3/1956Runtime
105 minsOverview
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.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
JapaneseBudget
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How It Feels
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A meditation on a legendary swordsman's final year before his mythic duel, spent wrestling with love, legacy, and whether mastery of the blade means mastery of life. The film moves with deliberate grace toward an inevitable confrontation.
Mood
MelancholicContemplativeEpicWistfulDefiant
Themes
RedemptionIdentityLoveMortalityFreedom
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
NaturalisticPainterlyWidescreen epic
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violence
Toshirō Mifune
Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
Koji Tsuruta
Kojiro Sasaki
Kaoru Yachigusa
Otsu
Mariko Okada
Akemi
Kurôemon Onoe
Takuan
Michiko Saga
Omitsu
Takashi Shimura
Court official
Minoru Chiaki
Sasuke the boatman
Takamaru Sasaki
Omitsu's father
Haruo Tanaka
Kumagoro the horse thief
Kichijirō Ueda
Priest Ogon
Ikio Sawamura
Innkeeper (uncredited)
Reviews
Samurai Collection
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