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Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

1955 · Movie · 1h 43m

Third of the three Samurai films by score. Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto leads at 76, ahead of Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (74). Streaming on Max.

Synopsis

After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge the leader of the region's finest school of fencing. To prove his valor and skill, he walks deliberately into ambushes set up by the school's followers.

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SourceRatingWeight
IMDb7.3/1071%
TMDB7.2/10149 votes29%
Balasaur Score73100%

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