KOJIRO

(Sasaki Kojiro)

1967 – Color - 152 min. – REMASTERED LETTERBOX EDITION (2.35:1)

               Starring: ONOE Kikunosuke

                               NAGATO Isamu, AMAMOTO Hideyo

                               TSUKASA Yoko, NAKAMARU Tadao

                        and NAKADAI Tatsuya as MIYAMOTO Musashi

Original Story by: MURAKAMI Genzo

Directed by: INAGAKI Hiroshi

COURTESY OF KUROTOKAGI 

Sasaki Kojiro tells the story of the genius swordsman who staked his love, glory and life on a duel with the supreme master of the sword, Miyamoto Musashi (Nakadai Tatsuya). Oscar winner Inagaki Hiroshi, directed this epic motion picture based on Murakami Genzo's fascinating story. Despite his humble birth, the orphan, Sasaki Kojiro (Onoe Kikunosuke), is determined to become the foremost swordsman in all Japan, a title that traditionally belongs to a samurai of high rank. At fencing school, young Kojiro receives the contempt of his classmates because of his superior swordsmanship. When rumors of the upcoming civil war between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans spread, Kojiro leaves the school and sets out, seizing every opportunity to realize his dream.