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Araki Mataemon: Kettô kagiya no tsuji (1952)
The famous showdown at Kagiya corner has been told many times, but never before with the realism and intensity of this version scripted by Kurosawa Akira and starring Mifune Toshiro as the famed swordsman who must face his best friend as they are forced to take opposite sides in a vendetta caused by the murder of a family member. Told mostly in flashback as the avengers await the arrival of their quarry, this film displays true heroism in the face of fear as most of the combatants, while of the samurai class are not skilled swordsmen. They contrast sharply with the true warriors involved in this battle. Araki Mataemon (Mifune), who was not only a direct student of Yagyu Munenori, but the founder of his own sword style under the Yagyu name is a powerful force ready to assist his brother-in-law against the murderer's allies that include not only another noted sword teacher, but the deadly spear of Katsumi no Hanbei.
Updated May 24 2020
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Cast
Takashi Shimura
Minoru Chiaki
Daisuke Katô
Nobuo Kaneko
Bokuzen Hidari
Sachio Sakai
Kokuten Kôdô
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Crew
Akira Kurosawa
Writer
Shigeaki Hidaka
Assistant Director
Sôjirô Motoki
Producer
Kazuo Yamasaki
Director of Photography
Kazuo Mori
Director
Gorô Nishi
Original Music Composer
Takashi Matsuyama
Production Design
Masanobu Miyazaki
Sound
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