Released:
1944-12-29

Overview:
The first of five Musashi series, Shinobu and her brother Genichiro plead with the famous swordsman Musashi Miyamoto to teach them swordsmanship to avenge their father's death. The killers of their father see the sister and brother practicing with Miyamoto, and so enlist the help of another powerful swordsman, Kojiro Sasaki, which gives Sasaki an excuse to battle Miyamoto.

Director:
Kenji Mizoguchi

Runtime:
0h 56min

Genre:
Drama, History

• Cast:
• 
  Chōjūrō Kawarasaki
  as
  Musashi Miyamoto
• 
  Kan'emon Nakamura
  as
  Kojiro Sasaki
• 
  Kigoro Ikushima
  as
  Genichiro Nonomiya
• 
  Kinuyo Tanaka
  as
  Shinobu Nonomiya