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.
as Musashi Miyamoto
as Kojiro Sasaki
as Akemi
as Otsu
as Takuan
as Seijuro Yoshioka
as Osugi
as Oko
as Mibu Genzaemon
as Sado Nagaoka
as Iwama Kakubei
as Gion Toji
as Shishido Baiken
as Sasuke
as Togiya Kosuke
as Kimura Sukekuro
as Narrator (voice)
as Hosokawa Tadatoshi
as Omitsu
as Kobayashi Tarozaemon
as Honiden Matahachi