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Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 29, 1944

Runtime

0h 56m

Genres

Drama, History

User Score

61%

Original Title

宮本武蔵

Production Companies

Shochiku

Director

Kenji Mizoguchi

Description

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 and brother practicing with Miyamoto, and so enlist the help of another powerful swordsman, Kojiro Sasaki, which gives Sasaki an excuse to battle Miyamoto.