Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
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| Duel at Ganryu Island | |
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| Directed by | Hiroshi Inagaki |
| Produced by | Kazuo Takimura |
| Written by | Hideji Hojo (play) Hiroshi Inagaki Tokuhei Wakao Eiji Yoshikawa (novel |
| Starring | Toshirô Mifune, Rentaro Mikuni |
| Music by | Ikuma Dan |
| Distributed by | Toho Studios |
| Release date(s) |  1 January 1956 |
| Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Preceded by | Samurai I : Musashi Miyamoto Samurai II : Duel At Ichijoji Temple |
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Duel At Ganryu Island (Miyamoto Musashi kanketsuhen: kettô Ganryûjima, 1956) is a film by Hiroshi Inagaki starring Toshirô Mifune. It is the third film of the Samurai Trilogy. The film is adapted from Eiji Yoshikawa's novel Musashi. Musashi is based on the famous Japanese swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi.
The preceding two parts of the trilogy are Samurai I : Musashi Miyamoto and Samurai II : Duel At Ichijoji Temple.
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| Samurai Trilogy |
| The films |
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| Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954) | Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) | Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) |
| Key figures |
| Eiji Yoshikawa | Sasaki Kojirō | Hiroshi Inagaki | Miyamoto Musashi | Koji Tsuruta | Toshiro Mifune |
| Other related articles |
| Bushido | Jidaigeki | Musashi (novel) | The Book of Five Rings |
| Preceded by: Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple |
The Criterion Collection 16 |
Succeeded by: Salò |
