Toshiro Mifune, Koji Tsuruta, Kaoru Yachigusa

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 confid...( read more  read more... )ent 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.

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Unrated, 108 min.

Directed by: Hiroshi Inagaki

Release Date: January 1, 1956

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DVD Release Date: July 21, 1998

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  • September 23, 2008
    Beautiful scenery and colors return in this last part of the legend of Musashi Miyamoto. Kojiro becomes singly obsessed with his ambition to become famous and kill Musashi in a fight. Musashi has matured much, taking up carving, and is no longer seeking fame. Twice he postpone...( read more)s the duel with Kojiro. Akemi starts off to find Musashi again but ends up a prostitute until her path crosses Kojiro again and he tells her where Musashi has been. Otsu has still been searching for Musashi even though she strangely rejected his advances in the previous part. Musashi has not forgotten Otsu but thinks she does not wish to be with him anymore. I can see how a man would be confused by her behavior. The young boy, Jotaro, has continued to be a disciple of Musashi since the previous year and movie, and Musashi has picked up a horse-wrangler as another disciple. These three head to a small village to continue training, and while there, protect the villagers from bandits. Musashi builds a house in this village and begins finding much peace in farming, which is what he was trying to get away from in the beginning. Otsu finds Musashi and they renew their relationship. Akemi is nearly there too when a bunch of bandits vow revenge on Musashi and realize they can use Akemi in their scheme. Akemi sets everyone off their guard, sends a signal to the bandits allowing them to attack, and fights Otsu for Musashi, but in the end she dies. Musashi has been living the simple life in the village for a year as he promised so Kojiro finally sends for him. Musashi and Kojiro finally have a grand face off. It doesn't last long, but it is stunning. Musashi uses nature against his opponent. They fight on the west coast beach of an island during sun set. The sun behind Musashi makes it hard for Kojiro to see him and Musashi is able to deliver a lethal blow. Musashi realizes that Kojiro was probably the greatest challenger he would ever face, and so Musashi can now go back to Otsu, settle down, and give up a life of the sword!
  • December 19, 2007
    an incredible finale to a great trilogy, the duel at the end is a classic scene built with anticipation and excitment. mifune was great as always and this film makes the trilogy feel less like a simple love story and more like an epic of human development. wonderful film.
  • June 14, 2008
    Much more polished and ambitious than the second film, it moves more briskly and has a lot of great visuals. Unlike the II, this one really does peak at the final duel, which in some ways seems to challenge Miyamoto and the audience by extension. Great use of color and scenery ...( read more)as always.
  • September 18, 2009
    Often referred as the "Japanese Gone With the Wind", the Samurai trilogy is a spectacle to see, with a brilliant conclusion. The one that has the best cinematography, an awesome ending, a more impressive scenery, the longest runtime, the best performances and the most intense rom...( read more)ance scenes regarding love and deception, is this film. I don't particularly agree with the "Gone With the Wind (1939)" comment, but it has very similar characteristics and all of the Samurai films put together in one conform an extraordinary epic tale. This film tops all of the previous ones in every single aspect. The first film focused on character development, plot and epic filmmaking, the second one focused more on Mifune's character (Musashi Miyamoto), the action and his intense, troubled relationship with her beloved Otsu, and this one just improved everything and added some beautifully crafted technical aspects to the film. The final duel is one of the best I have ever seen: poetic, suspenseful, paced, quick, beautiful. It was also very nice to see several actors throughout the trilogy that appeared in Kurosawa films, such as Takashi Shimura. All in all, this trilogy is a true Japanese treasure and everything that fans of both the genre and/or the trilogy could hope for. Nice to meet you, Mr. Inagaki.

    86/100
  • May 7, 2008
    great, it ends here. when you end finish it you'll be plenty satisfied of the trilogy. wachowsky brother this is how you do a trilogy!
  • January 30, 2008
    Definitely highly anticipated.
  • January 30, 2008
    Does everyone die at the end?
  • January 28, 2008
    Kick-ass martial arts cinema. Worth a viewing if you like this genre.
  • January 22, 2008
    Classic ending - a must see series with a must see ending. The Kojiro showdown on the beach is beautiful.

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