Matsumura Tatsuo

Matsumura Tatsuo was born December 18, 1914 in Yokohama City, Kanagawa as the third son of his family. His father, Takeshige, served as a board member for Nippon Columbia. During college, he belonged to a rugby club. In 1938, he graduated from Hosei University and formed a theater troupe. He was recruited…

Hosokawa Toshiyuki

Hosokawa Toshiyuki was a Japanese actor associated with the Aktor. Born in Fukuoka and raised in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, he completed his education at Yamaguchi Prefectural Toyora High School and briefly attended Gakushuin University's Faculty of Political Science and Economics, where he was involved…

Bito Isao

He is a Japanese actor and has starred in various projects including No Side Game, Miyamoto Kara Kimi e, Hayako Sensei, Onna Taikoki and many more.

Otaki Hideji

Hideji Otaki was a Japanese actor. After serving in World War II, he became interested in the theater and helped found the Gekidan Mingei troupe in 1950. He gained fame for his television work from the 1970s, but he also appeared in many films, especially those of Juzo Itami. His last film, Anata e,…

Suzuki Mizuho

Suzuki Mizuho is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Manchukuo. He is a drop-out of Kyoto University.

Ganryujima: Kojiro to Musashi

In the 16th Year of Keityo (1611), the lord of Ogura Castle in Kyushu admitted Sasaki Kojiro because of his great sword techniques. However, a group within the feudal clan that supported the use of guns considered…

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

7.8

A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He’s sought as a teacher and vassal by the Shogun, Japan’s most powerful clan leader. He’s also challenged to fight by the supremely confident…

Musashi

7.6

Many are familiar with "The Book of Five Rings" which was written by Miyamoto Musashi in the 17th century. Musashi's treatise on strategy and the way to lead instantly became the business executive's bible when the…

Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi

6.7

The first of five Musashi series, Shinobu and her brother Genichiro plead with the famous swordsman Musashi Miyamoto to teach them swordsmanship to avenge their father's death. The killers of their father see the sister…

Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi

7.4

Following the battle of Sekigahara, Takezo and his friend Matahachi find themselves on the losing side. Instead of the grand victory and glory Takezo had anticipated, he finds himself a hunted fugitive. The movie follows…

Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi was a Japanese swordsman, philosopher, writer and rōnin. Musashi, as he was often simply known, became renowned through stories of his excellent and unique double-bladed swordsmanship and undefeated…

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

7.6

It is the first film of Hiroshi Inagaki's Samurai Trilogy of historical adventures. Following the battle of Sekigahara, Takezo and his friend Matahachi find themselves on the losing side. Instead of the grand victory…

Miyamoto Musashi

7.5

Miyamoto Musashi left his village and ended up fighting in the battle of Sekigahara with his friend Matahachi, but Miyamoto Musashi lost Matahachi. He goes back to the village to inform Matahachi's family about what…

Kusabue Mitsuko

Mitsukô Kusabue was born on October 22, 1933 in Yokohama, Japan. She is an actress, known for The Lost World of Sinbad (1963), Miyamoto Musashi (1984) and Shikonmado - Dai tatsumaki (1964).

Yoshikawa Eiji

After getting various jobs, he started working as a writer and became a popular writer with " Naruto Secretary ". " Miyamoto Musashi, " which began serialization in 1935, gained a large number of readers and became a representative work of popular novels . After the war, he wrote major works such as…

Tamiya Jiro

Tamiya Jiro was born on August 25, 1935 in Kyoto City, Japan as Shibata Goro. He was an actor and producer, known for Miyamoto Musashi (1973), 3000 kiro no wana (1971) and Showdown at Night's End (1964). He was married to Fuji Yukiko. He died on December 29, 1978 in Tokyo, Japan.

Oka Satomi

Oka Satomi is a Japanese actress. She has made over 150 films in her career, including such classics as Miyamoto Musashi and Ako Roshi. While attending Amagasaki High School in Amagasaki, Japan, she was selected as Miss Cinderella in 1953 for a “Japan Cinderella Princess Contest” held by RKO Radio…

Inagaki Hiroshi

A skilled and versatile filmmaker best known for his jidai-geki, Inagaki worked as an actor before directing. In the silent era, he narrated traditional stories with visual flair and melodramatic intensity: his extant second film, Vagabond Gambler (Hōrō zanmai, 1928), reveals his instinctive talent…