The Samurai Trilogy - The Criterion Collection

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Number of Discs
2
Release Date
05/09/2016
Studio
Criterion Collection
format
Blu-ray / Restored
Duration
300
Certificate UK
12

Collection of three Japanese films directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. In 'Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto' (1954), orphan Musashi Miyamoto (Toshirô Mifune) leaves his home village to join the army with his best friend Honiden Matahachi (Rentarô Mikuni) who is betrothed to local girl Otsu (Kaoru Yachigusa). While they are away, Matahachi is seduced by another woman, and when Miyamoto returns to the village alone to break the news, Matahachi's family accuse him of telling lies and sentence him to death. He is rescued by a Buddhist monk and educated in the ways of the Samurai, but as he becomes proficient in his art, Miyamoto is forced to choose between the way of the warrior and the possibility of happiness with Otsu, who has now fallen in love with him... In 'Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple' (1955), after years on the road perfecting his sword fighting skills, Miyamoto returns to his home village to find his former love Otsu still waiting for him patiently. However, the Samurai warrior is disinterested in love and only interested in defending his reputation by taking on students from the local fencing school. In 'Samurai III: Duel at Ganru Island' (1956), Miyamoto renounces his quest for fame in favour of the search for inner truth, but after settling down in a quiet peasant village, he is forced to take up arms when his sanctuary is attacked by marauding bandits.

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Actor: Daisuke Katô
Cinematographer: Jun Yasumoto
Actor: Kurôemon Onoe
Actor: Toshirô Mifune
Actor: Michiyo Kogure
Actor: Rentarô Mikuni
Actor: Mitsuko Mito
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
Writer: Hiroshi Inagaki
Producer: Kazuo Takimura
Actor: Kôji Tsuruta
Actor: Kaoru Yachigusa
Actor: Mariko Okada
Actor: Michiko Saga
Music: Ikuma Dan

Main Format
Blu-ray
Keyword Index
The Samurai Trilogy - The Criterion Collection|Toshirô Mifune
Alternative Title
Musashi Miyamoto/Duel at Ichijoji Temple/Duel at Ganru Island
Colour
Colour
Region
Region A,B,C
Extras 1
High Definition extras tbc
Extras 2
Language(s):Japanese, Subtitles:English, InteractiveMenu
Extras 3
Booklet, BonusFootage, Interviews:InterviewswithhistorianandtranslatorWilliamScottWilsonaboutthereal-lifeMusashiMiyamoto, Trailers
Catalogue Number
CC2158BDUK

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