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.
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Miyamoto Musashi Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Seiji Miyaguchi
He was 47, 71 years old when he died
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as Bamboo craftsman Kisuke |
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Kinnosuke Nakamura
He was 28, 64 years old when he died
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as Miyamoto Musashi (Takezo) |
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Rentarō Mikuni
He was 38, 90 years old when he died
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as Muneaki Takuan |
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Akiko Kazami
She was 39, 95 years old when she died
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as Ogin |
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Shojiro Ogasawara
He was 58, 72 years old when he died
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as Shichiho temple monk |
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Michiyo Kogure
She was 43, 72 years old when she died
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as Oko |
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Wakaba Irie
She was 18, now 80 years old
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as Otsu |
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Satomi Oka
She was 25, now 88 years old
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as Akemi |
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Akira Shioji
He was 33, 66 years old when he died
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as A Ghost |
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Isao Kimura
He was 37, 58 years old when he died
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as Hon'iden Matahachi |
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Ryuichi Nagashima
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Tsuyako Okajima
She was 52, 80 years old when she died
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Chieko Naniwa
She was 53, 66 years old when she died
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as Osugi |
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Tokubei Hanazawa
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as Tanzaemon Aoki |
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Hiroshi Hatano
He was 23, now 39 years old
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Harue Akagi
She was 37, 94 years old when she died
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as Kisuke's wife |
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Kusuo Abe
He was 50, 55 years old when he died
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as Fuchikawa Goroku |
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Bandō Mitsugorō VIII
He was 54, 68 years old when he died
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as Terumasa Ikeda |
Miyamoto Musashi Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Eiji Yoshikawa as Novel. He was 68 (70) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Masashige Narusawa as Writer. He was 36 (now 99) years old
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Writing |
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Akira Ifukube as Original Music Composer. He was 46 (91) years old when He died
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Sound |
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Tomu Uchida as Director. He was 63 (72) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Hiroshi Ookawa as Executive Producer. He was 64 (74) years old when He died
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Production |
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Naoyuki Suzuki as Writer. He was 31 (76) years old when He died
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Writing |
