Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
After years on the highway setting his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo yields to Kyoto. Otsu waits for himyet he has come not but to challenge the leader of the region's finest school of fencing. He walks deliberately into ambushes set up by the followers of the school to prove his valor and skill. Akemi also hunts him expressing her desires while Otsu waits. Meanwhile, Takezo is seen a fighter that is brilliant, by Sasaki Kojiro, convinced they can dethrone Takezo. Takezo admits his love for Otsu, in a manner that dishonors her and shames him after departing Kyoto in triumph. Once again, he leaves independently.
Released: 1955-07-12