The Two Musashis (1981)
Toru Emori leads the cast as Hirate Musashi while a Hiroshi Fujioka competes with him as Okamoto Musashi. They must not only contend with the Yoshioka and Yagyu fencing schools, but have to take on Chiyonosuke Azuma as Sasaki Kojiro, and deal with the women who pursue them for love. Unlike the Yoshikawa Eiji novel which is not historically accurate, this film offers a new view of Japan’s greatest hero! The film is based on the novel by Kosuke Gomi!
Released: May 29, 1981
Runtime: 91 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Tohru Emori, Hiroshi Fujioka, Chiyonosuke Azuma, Takeshi Ōbayashi, Yoko Akino, Shigeru Kōyama
Crew: Sahei Niizu (Director), Abe Seika (Assistant Director), Shūkei Nagasaka (Screenplay), Kôsuke Gomi (Novel), Akira Kitazaki (Cinematography), Nobuyuki Sakuraba (Music)