The Man of Five Rings

The Man of Five Rings

The Man of Five Rings

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The Man of Five Rings

1981

1 Seasons

1 Episodes

8.0(1 votes)

Returning Series

Drama

Overview

After 2 years of completely isolation in mountains, Musashi comes back in order to live a normal life. However, after his duel against Kojiro Sasaki he has many enemies who want to kill him...

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TV Tokyo

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

9 featured cast members

Starring

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Miyamoto Musashi

Wakako Sakai

Wakako Sakai

Katsuo Nakamura

Taketoshi Naitō

Taketoshi Naitō

Meiko Kaji

Meiko Kaji

Kyōko Enami

Kyōko Enami

Seiichirō Kameishi

Seiichirō Kameishi

Hatsuo Yamaya

Hatsuo Yamaya

Masayo Utsunomiya

Masayo Utsunomiya

Creative team

Written by: Kikuma Shimoiizaka
Ikuko Okamoto

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