Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

1955 · 続宮本武蔵　一乗寺の決闘

Directed by

Hiroshi Inagaki

Starring

Toshirō Mifune, Koji Tsuruta, Kaoru Yachigusa

Runtime

1h 43m

Country

USA

After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge the leader of the region's finest school of fencing. To prove his valor and skill, he walks deliberately into ambushes set up by the school's followers.