Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death (1971)

  • NR
  • 02/20/1971 (JP)
  • Action, Drama, History
  • 1h 15m

Overview

In the sixth and final episode Rentaro Mikuni steals the show as Baiken Shishido, Musashi's nemesis. Mikuni is the nominal villain of the film, but he is a devoted husband and father as well. He tries to kill Musashi only to avenge the death of his brother-in-law. While Baiken (who wields a chain and sickle against Musashi's sword) is a very human character and the emotions that Mikuni displays in his performance are quite believable and engaging

Tomu Uchida

Director

Eiji Yoshikawa

Novel

Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura's headshot

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Musashi Miyamoto
Rentaro Mikuni's headshot

Rentaro Mikuni

Baiken Shishido
Hideko Okiyama's headshot

Hideko Okiyama

Hiroshi Tanaka's headshot

Hiroshi Tanaka

Kōji Iwamoto's headshot

Kōji Iwamoto

Chōtarō Tōgin's headshot

Chōtarō Tōgin

Hiroto Kimura's headshot

Hiroto Kimura

Koji Uenishi's headshot

Koji Uenishi

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