Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (Zoku Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijôji no kettô) (1955)
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"In the action-packed middle section of the Samurai Trilogy, Miyamoto along his path to spiritual enlightenment, as well as further from the arms of the two women who love him: loyal Otsu and conniving yet tragic Akemi. The film also brings him face to face with hordes of rivals intent on cutting him down, especially his legendary rival Kojiro. "
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"First viewing - Feb. 8th Mifune Monday The second entry in this series was much better paced I thought. Toshirô Mifune's character grows throughout the film, and the rest of the cast gets further fleshed out too. Always impressive when they take an already fairly large cast, add a handful of new faces, and manage to do right by everyone. The fact that I'm able to keep tabs on who is who and what their motives are is commendable. I wouldn't go so far as to call it great, but it's a solid film a"
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"The fight between the bride and Gogo is a reference to 'Musashi'. Musashi, the hero, fights the villain Baiken, who uses a sickle, chain, and ball."
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"Directed by: Hiroshi Inagaki Musashi Miyamoto returns to Kyoto after years of absence. After a series of fights against the Yoshioka School, he challenges its master to a duel."