Miyamoto Musashi

In Part I we see the young would-be swordsman setting out to achieve greatness in war, achieving nothing because fighting on the losing side, & then beginning his long period of wandering & training, with the goal always in mind of his duel with Kojiro. Part II builds toward that great duel on Ganryu Island, with considerable focus on Musashi's planning & forethought as to how to gain an advantage.

Cast

Hideki Takahashi

Musashi Miyamoto

Jirō Tamiya

Kojiro Sasaki

Mitsuko Baisho

Akemi

Keiko Matsuzaka

Otsu

Chishū Ryū

Takuan

Toshiyuki Hosokawa

Seijuro Yoshioka

Makoto Satō

Junko Toda

Osugi

Toshie Kimura

Oko

Kenjirō Ishiyama

Mibu Genzaemon

Yoshi Katō

Sado Nagaoka

Takeshi Katō

Iwama Kakubei