The Third Contest
1965, Japanese. Directed by Tetsuya Yamanouchi.
Mondonosuke, a young sword student, has a bad dream about his sensei being killed in a duel.Consequently, he quickly returns to his sensei's dojo in Edo, where he has not set foot in three years.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 7 March 1965
- Original title
- 主水之介三番勝負
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Hajime Takaiwa, Tetsuya Yamanouchi
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The Third Contest runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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The Third Contest isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 March 1965. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Third Contest?
The Third Contest (1965) was directed by Tetsuya Yamanouchi and stars Hashizo Ōkawa, Shigeru Amachi, Kōtarō Satomi.