93 minutes
9/25/1954
Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior.
Toshirō Mifune
as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
Rentaro Mikuni
as Matahachi
Mariko Okada
as Akemi
Kurôemon Onoe
as Takuan
Kaoru Yachigusa
as Otsu
Mitsuko Mito
as Oko
Eiko Miyoshi
as Osugi
Akihiko Hirata
as Seijuro Yoshioka
Kusuo Abe
as Temma Tsujikaze
Eitarō Ozawa
as Terumasa Ikeda
Seijirô Onda
as Chief Official (uncredited)
Fumindo Matsuo
as Petty Official (uncredited)
Masanobu Ôkubo
as Petty Official (uncredited)
Takuzō Kumagai
as Villager (uncredited)
Akira Sera
as Villager (uncredited)
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
as Villager (uncredited)
Yutaka Sada
as Soldier (uncredited)
Shigeo Katô
as Soldier (uncredited)
Jun'ichirō Mukai
as Soldier (uncredited)
Kiyoshi Kamoda
as Roving Warrior (uncredited)
Michio Sakurai
as Roving Warrior (uncredited)
Gorô Sakurai
as Roving Warrior (uncredited)
Masao Masuda
as Woodcutter (uncredited)
Sôjin Kamiyama
as (uncredited)
Kanta Kisaragi
as (uncredited)
Yoshio Kosugi
as (uncredited)
Jitsuko Yoshimura
as Ei
Daisuke Katō
as Toji