In Part I we see the young would-be swordsman setting out to achieve greatness in war, achieving nothing because fighting on the losing side, & then beginning his long period of wandering & training, with the goal always in mind of his duel with Kojiro. Part II builds toward that great duel on Ganryu Island, with considerable focus on Musashi's planning & forethought as to how to gain an advantage.
Tai Katō | Director |
Haruhiko Mimura | Assistant Director |
Eiji Yoshikawa | Novel |
Hajime Kaburagi | Original Music Composer |
Keiji Maruyama | Director of Photography |
Reijirô Adachi | Fight Choreographer |
Noboru Innami | Set Decoration |
Shizu Ōsawa | Editor |
Urayama Yoshiro | Art Direction |
Takano Hiromasa | Fight Choreographer |