Rent Miyamoto Musashi / Miyamoto Musashi II: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights (1962)

Name: Miyamoto Musashi / Miyamoto Musashi II: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
Rating: 3.6

3.6 of 5 from 46 ratings

3h 36min

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A swordsman, writer and artist who lived between 1584 and 1645, Miyamoto Musashi is a near-mythic figure in Japanese history and an icon of Japanese popular culture.

Miyamoto Musashi (1961)
"Miyamoto Musashi" charts the origins of the eponymous swordsman (Kinnosuke Nakamura) following his participation in the Battle of Sekigahara and traces his path towards the way of the samurai.
Miyamoto Musashi II: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights (1962)
The remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo (Kinnosuke Nakamura), soon to be Miyamoto Musashi, emerges from the Himeji Castle after three years of intense contemplation and philosophical study and starting on his epic quest to complete his skill in the Way.
Actors:: Kinnosuke Nakamura, Akiko Kazami, Wakaba Irie, Isao Kimura, Chieko Naniwa, Kusuo Abe, Rentarô Mikuni, Tokubei Hanazawa, Minosuke Bandô, Michiyo Kogure, Satomi Oka, Kunio Kaga, Seiji Miyaguchi, Harue Akagi, Shôjirô Ogasawara, Shirô Osaki, Kinnosuke Takamatsu, Kôji Arima, Noboru Umezawa, Hanzô Kataoka
Directors:: Tomu Uchida
Producers:: Hiroshi Ohkawa
Writers:: Masashige Narusawa, Naoyuki Suzuki, Eiji Yoshikawa, Tomu Uchida
Aka:: Zen and Sword / Miyamoto Musashi II: Duel at Hannya Hill (Miyamoto Musashi: Hannyazaka no kettô)
Genres:: Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
Countries:: Japan

BBFC:

Release Date:

23/02/2026

Run Time:

216 minutes

Languages:

Japanese LPCM Mono

Subtitles:

English

Formats:

Pal

Aspect Ratio:

Widescreen 2.35:1

Colour:

Colour

BLU-RAY Regions:

Bonus:

New audio commentary on Miyamoto Musashi with Japanese cinema expert Jonathan Wroot
New audio commentary on 'Miyamoto Musashi II: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights' with critic and Japanese cinema specialist Jasper Sharp
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