Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights (1962)
Overview
The remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to be Miyamoto Musashi, emerges from the Himeji Castle after three years of intense contemplation and philosophical study and starting on his epic quest to complete his skill in the Way.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 2.445 |
Directed By
Tomu Uchida
Crew
Tomu Uchida
Naoyuki Suzuki
Tomu Uchida
Eiji Yoshikawa
Taichiro Kosugi
Makoto Tsudoi
Shintarō Miyamoto
Takaya Ogawa
Takao Onaga
Kimiharu Tsujino
Takatoshi Suzuki
Akira Satô
Gô Mikami
Tetsuya Yamanouchi
Kiyoshi Kan
TOP CAST
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo
Wakaba Irie
Otsu
Isao Kimura
Hon'iden Matahachi
Chieko Naniwa
Osugi
Rentaro Mikuni
Muneaki Takuan
Michiyo Kogure
Okou
Satomi Oka
Akemi
Shinjirô Ehara
Seijuro Yoshioka
Takamaru Sasaki
Terumasa Ikeda
Hiroshi Minami
Fujitsugu Gion
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Naota Ryohei
Mitsuru Takeuchi
Jotaro
Masao Hori
Shoda Kizaemon
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Nikkan
Kinji Nakamura
Temple officer
Chieko Murata
Owner
Tokinosuke Nakamura
Otomo
Masao Oda
Cheap hotel's owner
Seiji Miyaguchi
Bamboo craftsman Kisuke
Harue Akagi
Kisuke's wife
Shinnosuke Ogata
Bearded coolie
Hajime Nagoya
Yoshioka's disciple
Hiroshi Tonegawa
Onlooker
Hanzô Kataoka
Red dog's owner
Kin'ya Suzuki
Gatekeeper
Kenji Egi
Ronin #2
Shirō Osaki
Owner
Daisuke Awaji
Master of Martial Arts
Heitaro Gori
Palanquin Runner
Shunsuke Haruga
A Martial Artist
Kensaku Haruji
The Owner Of The Manjyui-ya Mercantile
Emiko Hisaoka
The Little Girl
Kozo Kaneda
Monk
Minken Karasawa
A Yoshioka Cronie
Hiroshi Kasuga
A Ronin
Hiroshi Kato
Yamazoe Danpachi
Sakurao Kazu
Palanquin Runner
Yataro Kurokawa
Hozu in Inshun
Katsuyoshi Noma
Monk
Kisho Nomura
The Cow Herder
Kinnosuke Takamatsu
A Heckler
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