The fifth and final installment with the build up of the epic battle between Sasaki Kojiro and Miyamoto Musashi. With all the familiar characters making appearances: Otsu (Musashi's great love), Akemi, Matahachi (his former fellow soldier), old lady Osugi (still doggedly trying to defeat Musashi), and even the return of Priest Takuan (the man responsible for his journey towards enlightenment). But most of all, the boastful, long-haired and long-sworded Sasaki Kojiro.
Stars: Kinnosuke Nakamura, Ken Takakura, Wakaba Irie, Isao Kimura, Chieko Naniwa, Yoshinobu Kaneko
Crew: Tomu Uchida (Director), Eiji Yoshikawa (Novel), Naoyuki Suzuki (Screenplay), Hiroshi Ookawa (Producer), Sadaji Yoshida (Director of Photography), Tomu Uchida (Screenplay)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Toei Company
Runtime: 121 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 04, 1965
IMDb: 3.7