The fifth and final installment with the build up of the epic battle between Sasaki Kojiro and Miyamoto Musashi. With all the familiar characters making appearances: Otsu (Musashi's great love), Akemi, Matahachi (his former fellow soldier), old lady Osugi (still doggedly trying to defeat Musashi), and even the return of Priest Takuan (the man responsible for his journey towards enlightenment). But most of all, the boastful, long-haired and long-sworded Sasaki Kojiro.
| Writing | Eiji Yoshikawa | Novel |
| Directing | Tomu Uchida | Director |
| Sound | Taichiro Kosugi | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Hiroshi Ookawa | Producer |
| Writing | Naoyuki Suzuki | Screenplay |
| Writing | Tomu Uchida | Screenplay |
| Camera | Sadaji Yoshida | Director of Photography |
