Hiroshi Inagaki�s acclaimed Samurai Trilogy is based on the novel that has been called Japan�s Gone with the Wind. This sweeping saga of the legendary seventeenth-century samurai Musashi Miyamoto (powerfully portrayed by Toshiro Mifune) plays out against the turmoil of a devastating civil war. The Trilogy follows Musashi�s odyssey from unruly youth to enlightened warrior. In the first part, Musashi Miyamoto, the hero�s dreams of military glory end in betrayal, defeat, and a fugitive lifestyle. But he is saved by a woman who loves him and a cunning priest who guides him to the samurai path. This installment won the 1955 Academy Awardfor Best Foreign Film. In the second and most violent installment, Duel at Ichijoji Temple, Musashi beats a samurai armed with a chain-and-sickle and is later set upon by eighty samurai disciples�orchestrated by the sinister Kojiro�while the two women who love him watch helplessly. In the third installment, Duel at Ganryu Island, Musashi reunites tragically with the women who love him, and battles for samurai supremacy in a climactic confrontation with his lifelong nemesis.
Musashi Miyamoto [1954]
Young Miyamoto (Mifune) dreams of becoming a heroic warrior in the midst of battle. When civil war grips the land, however, he finds himself becoming fighting on the wrong side and is forced to become a fugitive. Later, when he meets a caring woman and a priest who puts him on the path of the samurai, Miyamoto begins to turn his life around. Academy Award (Honorary): Best Foreign Language Film first released in the United States during 1955.
Samurai 2: Duel at Ichijoji Temple [1955]
In the second part of the trilogy about Miyamoto Musashi - Duel at Ichijoji Temple - Mifune continues his unparallelled swordsmanship. Musashi has matured and travels as a pilgrime devoted to bushido (the way of the warrior). Musashi's road is beset on all sides by warriors struggling as himself to distinguish themselves. By defeating an entire school of samurai Musashi earns the enmity and envy of every samurai in Japan. Parallell to Musashi's accomplishments we're following the struggles of Sasaki Kojiro to distinguish himself. Friends and enemies from Musashi's past resurfaces and makes life miserable for him. All the killing seems to make Miyamoto Musashi long for some peace and quiet but circumstances and fate has other notions about Musashi's future. The epic battle scenes at Ichijoji temple elevates Musashi accomplishments to myth. Mifune is outstanding, as always, and the director Hiroshi Inagaki use stunning photography to capture the thrilling battlescenes.
Duel At Ganryu Island [1956]
The conclusion to the Samurai series, or Musashi, sees Toshiro Mifune in one of his best performances as the master swordsman, Musashi. In the last instalment, he fights the only other master swordsman who could possibly beat him, in a duel on Ganryu Island. The love triangle also reaches its end. Along the way are more battles, more friends and disciples, and Musashi finding out that as much as he loves his sword and battle, there really are other things to consider in life.
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