11 reviews
History/Action
1h 50m
1961
In this first episode, we are introduced to Takezo, what Musashi used to be before he became the man of legend. His beginning are not exactly auspicious. He sides with...

In this first episode, we are introduced to Takezo, what Musashi used to be before he became the man of legend. His beginning are not exactly auspicious. He sides with the Toyotomi at Sekigahara, and as a result finds himself on the losing side of the historic battle. He and his friend Matahachi manage to escape the slaughter although the latter is wounded in his leg. They stumble across the young Akemi who makes her living with her mother Oko by robbing corpses of their armor and anything else they can sell. Oko takes it into her head to seduce Matahachi, which she does first by skillfully sucking the gangrene from his blood, and then just by sucking.
- DirectorTomu Uchida
- Release27 May 1961
- Genre
- Duration1h 50m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate11 reviews
- Productions
Toei Company
Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura
Miyamoto Musashi (Takezo)

Akiko Kazami
Ogin

Wakaba Irie
Otsu

Isao Kimura
Hon'iden Matahachi

Chieko Naniwa
Osugi

Kusuo Abe
Fuchikawa Goroku

Rentaro Mikuni
Muneaki Takuan

Michiyo Kogure
Oko

Satomi Oka
Akemi

Kunio Kaga
Tsuji Kaze Ten Ma

Seiji Miyaguchi
Bamboo craftsman Kisuke

Harue Akagi
Kisuke's wife

Koji Arima
Village man

Kensaku Haruji
Villager

Kinji Nakamura
Villager

Tsuyako Okajima

Akira Shioji
A Ghost

Kinjirô Tooyama
