110 minutes
11/17/1962
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.
Kinnosuke Nakamura
as Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo
Wakaba Irie
as Otsu
Isao Kimura
as Hon'iden Matahachi
Chieko Naniwa
as Osugi
Rentaro Mikuni
as Muneaki Takuan
Kusuo Abe
Michiyo Kogure
as Okou
Satomi Oka
as Akemi
Shinjirō Ehara
as Seijuro Yoshioka
Takamaru Sasaki
as Terumasa Ikeda
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Hiroshi Minami
as Fujitsugu Gion
Ryōsuke Kagawa
as Naota Ryohei
Ichitarō Kuni
Mitsuru Takeuchi
as Jotaro
Masao Hori
as Shoda Kizaemon
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
as Nikkan
Kinji Nakamura
as Temple officer
Chieko Murata
as Owner
Tokinosuke Nakamura
as Otomo
Masao Oda
as Cheap hotel's owner
Seiji Miyaguchi
as Bamboo craftsman Kisuke
Harue Akagi
as Kisuke's wife
Shinnosuke Ogata
as Bearded coolie
Hajime Nagoya
as Yoshioka's disciple
Masaharu Arikawa
Kinjirô Tooyama
Hiroshi Tonegawa
as Onlooker
Hanzō Kataoka
as Red dog's owner
Kin'ya Suzuki
as Gatekeeper
Kenji Egi
as Ronin #2
Shirō Osaki
as Owner
Daisuke Awaji
as Master of Martial Arts
Heitaro Gori
as Palanquin Runner
Shunsuke Haruga
as A Martial Artist
Kensaku Haruji
as The Owner Of The Manjyui-ya Mercantile
Emiko Hisaoka
as The Little Girl
Kozo Kaneda
as Monk
Minken Karasawa
as A Yoshioka Cronie
Hiroshi Kasuga
as A Ronin
Hiroshi Kato
as Yamazoe Danpachi
Sakurao Kazu
as Palanquin Runner
Michimaro Otabe
Yataro Kurokawa
as Hozu in Inshun
Eiji Minakata
Kazu Nagoya
Katsuyoshi Noma
as Monk
Kisho Nomura
as The Cow Herder
Yasuhiro Suzuki
Kinnosuke Takamatsu
as A Heckler
Utako Tamaki
as The Young Wife
Rinichi Yamamoto
as Priest Agon
Yoshio Yoshida
as The Ceramics Potter
Yasushi Ôki
as Palanquin Runner
Hitoshi Ōmae
Yukio Miyagi
as Ronin Cronie