Takuan — Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island Character Profile

About Takuan

A Buddhist priest who serves as a spiritual anchor and confidant for the characters. He offers counsel that helps Otsu find clarity and guides Musashi's philosophical journey toward detachment.

Character Facts

Played by

Kurôemon Onoe

Appears in

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)

Role

Supporting

More characters from Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

• Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo (Toshirō Mifune)
• Kojiro Sasaki (Koji Tsuruta)
• Otsu (Kaoru Yachigusa)
• Akemi (Mariko Okada)
• Priest Ogon (Kichijirō Ueda)
• (uncredited) (Nakajirō Tomita)
• Omitsu (Michiko Saga)
• Yoshino (uncredited) (Michiyo Kogure)
• Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited) (Akihiko Hirata)
• (uncredited) (Sōji Kiyokawa)
• (uncredited) (Sonosuke Sawamura)
• Innkeeper (uncredited) (Ikio Sawamura)