Miyamoto Musashi (1984) - Duel at Ganryu Island

[Hoplite301]

He actually showed up after sunset(the Hour of the Dragon) to enrage kijoro. He was so mad that he through down his sai/scabbard and let his emotions get in his way. Musashi won before he arrived.

[Doggzxxx]

@Hoplite301 hour of the dragon is between 7am and 9am which is when he was expefcted

[jolebossjg]

The camera plan at 0.54 is perfect and the way of the victory is so classical but so perfect too...^^

[Symbolc0729]

i really dont like what they did with the musashi character. they made him so much more dramatic then the guy from the book and the whole thing with him getting weepy over killing the boy doesnt seem right either.

[JourneyMonkey]

anyone know where i can buy this with english subtitles? awesome soundtrack!

[KoRStriderPhoenix]

Musashi tactically showed up late on purpose to unnerve Kojiro, and he timed the tides of his arrival and escape from the island. Also when the sun was at it's most high.

AND despite Kojiro's infamous Swallow Cut technique, Mushashi jumped into the air where the sun shined on Kojiro's eyes, blinding him, allowing Musashi to deliver a one hit blow.

Miyamoto Musashi was a genius in not only in the art of swordfighting, but was crafty in using the forces of nature around him. He was a beast

[rudeEMOboi]

and what do you say about the crest in background? shouldnt that be the hosokawa's nine planets family crest?

[quintonsullivan]

Ok being a fan of both Kojiro and Musashi it's not right to say the kojiro was not intelligent but rather out smarted and i have come to believe that he was either expecting to lose or was going to retire since he tossed his saya aside, and also it is an insult yo show up to a duel late which musashi did which probably unnerved kojiro.

[thesecretcollection]

Owned with a wooden ore...

[thegreatgarry]

in the book, Kojiro was deaf..

any other idea why he could hear ?

[williu]

Which book?

[sanmenkiji]

Vagabond's Sasaki Kojiro is an original character.

Existing Sasaki Kojiro was not a hearing impaired.

[thegreatgarry]

I think realized it, the sun made Kojiro lost his concentration. Actually, in the novel, Musashi let Kojiro live, because Kojiro fainted and soon died of illness.

[storm61]

Miyamato Musashi is considered to be the greatest samurai ever.

[317and88]

From what I read the duel didn't even take THAT long.

[guisoneka]

i just finished two weeks ago and i think it has taken even more =P

[317and88]

LOL!

[MashBlink]

dude, i cant get enough of this video, thanks a bunch.

[hou137]

Nice and classic, if only every YouTube video contained things appropiate.Thanks!

[Monkgangsta]

He used the sun, Musashi is really smart

[ZanMaka]

Yes. Musashi was extra talented fighter. Yes, this time he used the sun. Also he liked to use "strategic delay", getting late to the duel scene - made his opponetnts lose thei patience and concentration..

[Monkgangsta]

Yeah I know, I read that awhile ago

[thegreatgarry]

Can you explain me, Why Musashi used the sun?

[Monkgangsta]

Ok Musashi showed up late to the deal when the sun would be at his highest. He jumped in the air and Kojiro couldn;t see him. Since Kojiro lost his sight of him.. he was struck and killed by Musashi

[thegreatgarry]

Thx.. I finally understand that Musashi not only posses power but also intelligence, which Kojiro doesn't have.

[Monkgangsta]

Yup that he did

[williu]

I wouldn't say Kojiro didn't have intelligence. That's a disrespectful thing to say.

[bokuzenkosugi]

It's true that Musashi seemed intelligent, but that doesn't mean Kojiro wasn't.

[KoRStriderPhoenix]

Sasaki Kojiro was also a intelligent man. He was both repspected and feared by many men. Both swordsmen were truly legends. Musashi just had the upper hand and was crafty in his surroundings.

[ssj4Benku]

@Monkgangsta I bought his book, The Book of Five Rings, and it tells you to use the sun, the book is o amazing it is my martial arts Bible

[Monkgangsta]

@ssj4Benku I want to read that. I couldn't find it

[atticus68]

@Monkgangsta search on amazon, they have a ton of copies for really cheap. I got a copy for 7 bucks, including shipping

[darksephiroth3]

@Monkgangsta a true samurai must be able to use the eniviroment to his advantage in a fight.

[toyoroach]

Outstanding video! Great clarity and very good audio. A classic scene too. Thanks for this post WarrenChu000!

[WushuMaster1]

nice

the book musashi from eiji yoshikawa is better

[nofxlabate]

thanks for posting this! awesome job