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Summary:

During a civil war in medieval Japan, a young man goes off in search of glory, only to suffer defeat on the wrong side. He returns as an outlaw, half-mad and uncontrollable, and is saved only by the intervention of a village girl who loves him and a Buddhist priest who tries to heal his soul. The first installment of the Samurai Trilogy. Japanese dialogue, with English subtitles.

Contributors:

Inagaki, Hiroshi, 1905-1980

Takimura, Kazuo

Dan, Ikuma, 1924-2001

Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997

Onoe, Kurōemon, 1922-2004

Mikuni, Rentarō, 1923-2013

Home Vision (Firm)

Languages:

Japanese

Language Notes:

Item content: Japanese

Related Works:

Samuri I Musashi Miyamoto

Other Related Resources:

Samurai II

Related Series:

Criterion collection

Alternate Titles:

Title translation: Musashi Miyamoto

Subjects:

Swordsmen — Japan — Drama

Japanese language films

Miyamoto, Musashi, 1584-1645 — Drama

Miyamoto, Musashi, 1584-1645

Swordsmen

Japan

Genres:

Film adaptations

Martial arts films

Samurai films

Epic films

Historical films

Foreign language films

Feature films

Feature films — Japan

Drama

System Details:

DVD.

Performers:

Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Kuroemon Onoe, Rentaro Mikuni Kaoru Yachigusa, Mitsuko Mito, Mariko Okada, Eiko Miyoshi, Akihiko Hirata.

Production Credits:

Director, Hiroshi Inagaki ; producer, Kazuo Takimura ; Music by Ikuma Dan.

General Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1954.
For specific features see interactive menu.
Adapted by Hideji Hojo from the original novel by Eiji Yoshikawa.
Academy Awards, 1956: Honorary Award ("Japan. Best Foreign Language Film first released in the United States during 1955.").

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

SAM 1954 DVD

ISBNs:

0780021045

OCLC Numbers:

1053035504
44399591 [Invalid]