After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge the leader of the region's finest school of fencing. To prove his valor and skill, he walks deliberately into ambushes set up by the school's followers.
Unfortunately the movie Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple is not yet available on Disney Plus.
| Sound | Ikuma Dan | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Tokuhei Wakao | Writer |
| Writing | Hiroshi Inagaki | Writer |
| Directing | Hiroshi Inagaki | Director |
| Writing | Eiji Yoshikawa | Novel |
| Crew | Jun Yasumoto | Cinematography |
| Production | Kazuo Takimura | Producer |
| Art | Makoto Sono | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Hideshi Ohi | Editor |
| Writing | Hideji Hōjō | Theatre Play |
| Art | Kisaku Ito | Production Design |
| Directing | Jun Fukuda | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Chôshichirô Mikami | Sound |
| Crew | Tukuho Gosai | Choreographer |
| Crew | Yoshio Sugino | Choreographer |