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The Third Contest

7.019651h 27mMovieActionDrama

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.

DirectorTetsuya Yamanouchi
WritersTetsuya Yamanouchi·Hajime Takaiwa

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Cast · Directed by Tetsuya Yamanouchi

HŌHashizo Ōkawa
Hashizo Ōkawa
Yomedone Mondonosuke
SAShigeru Amachi
Shigeru Amachi
Genba
KSKōtarō Satomi
Kōtarō Satomi
HSHiroko Sakuramachi
Hiroko Sakuramachi
WIWakaba Irie
Wakaba Irie
MS
Michiko Shinjo
JKJūshirō Konoe
Jūshirō Konoe
KAKanjūrō Arashi
Kanjūrō Arashi
GAGannosuke Ashiya
Gannosuke Ashiya
KA
Kogan Ashiya
AUAsao Uchida
Asao Uchida
KH
Kōshirō Harada

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The Third Contest — streaming FAQ

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The Third Contest isn't streaming anywhere in Canada yet.

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The Third Contest hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around April 25, 1965. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.