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The samurai trilogy : three films
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- Summary
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A sweeping saga of the legendary seventeenth-century samurai, Musashi Miyamoto, set against the turmoil of a devastating civil war. Follows Musashi's odyssey from his unruly youth to his enlightene...
A sweeping saga of the legendary seventeenth-century samurai, Musashi Miyamoto, set against the turmoil of a devastating civil war. Follows Musashi's odyssey from his unruly youth to his enlightened years as a warrior.
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- Creator
- by Hiroshi Inagaki ; Toho Company Ltd. ; producer, Kazuo Takimura ; screenplay, Tokuhei Wakao and Hiroshi Inagaki ; director, Hiroshi Inagaki
- Included Titles
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- Miyamoto Musashi
- Samurai I, Musashi Miyamoto
- Musashi Miyamoto
- Zoku Miyamoto Musashi, Ichijōji no kettō
- Samurai II, Duel at Ichijoji Temple
- Duel at Ichijoji Temple
- Miyamoto Musashi kanketsu-hen, kettō Ganryūjima
- Samurai III, Duel at Ganryu Island
- Duel at Ganryu Island
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- Japanese
- Contributors
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Inagaki, Hiroshi, 1905-1980, screenwriter, director
稲垣浩, 1905-1980, screenwriter, director.
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Takimura, Kazuo, producer
瀧村和男, producer.
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Wakao, Tokuhei, 1918-1976, screenwriter
若尾德平, 1918-1976, screenwriter.
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Hōjō, Hideji, 1902-1996, author of screenplay, etc
北條秀司, 1902-1996, author of screenplay, etc.
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Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997, actor
三船敏郎, 1920-1997, actor.
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Mikuni, Rentarō, 1923-2013, actor
三國連太郎, 1923- actor.
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Onoe, Kurōemon, 1922-2004, actor
尾上九郎右衛門, 1922- actor.
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Tsuruta, Kōji, 1924-1987, actor
鶴田浩二, 1924-1987, actor.
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Okada, Mariko, 1933- actor
岡田茉莉子, 1933- actor.
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Yachigusa, Kaoru, actor
八千草薰, actor.
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Saga, Michiko, 1934-1992, actor
嵯峨三智子, 1934-1992, actor.
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Dan, Ikuma, 1924-2001, composer (expression)
團伊玖磨, 1924-2001, composer (expression)
- Wilson, William Scott, 1944- writer of accompanying material
- Prince, Stephen, 1955-2020, writer of accompanying material
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Yoshikawa, Eiji, 1892-1962. Miyamoto Musashi
吉川英治, 1892-1962. 宮本武藏.
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Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha
東宝株式会社.
- Criterion Collection (Firm)
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Inagaki, Hiroshi, 1905-1980, screenwriter, director
- Publication
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- [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2012]
- ©1954-©1956
- Physical Details
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- 3 videodiscs (approximately 300 minutes: 93, 103, 104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (24 pages ; 19 cm)
- ISBNs
- 9781604656022, 1604656026
- OCLC
- ocn796675701
- Credits
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- Toshirō Mifune, Rentaro Mikuni, Kuroemon Onoe, Koji Tsuruta, Mariko Okado, Kaoru Yachigusa, Michiko Saga
- Directors of photography, Jun Yasumoto, Kazuo Yamada ; art director, Makoto Sono ; editors, Hideshi Ohi, Hirokazu Iwashita ; original music, Ikuma Dan ; production designer, Kisaku Ito
- Collective title from from container.
- From Hideji Hojo's dramatization of the novel Musashi, by Eiji Yoshikawa.
- Originally produced as motion pictures in 1954, 1955 and 1956.
- Special features: Original theatrical trailer; three part interview: On Musashi Miyamoto, with translator and historian William Scott Wilson; booklet written by Stephen Prince and William Scott Wilson.
- DVD, NTSC, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
- In Japanese with optional English subtitles.
- disc 1. Miyamoto Musashi = Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954 : 93 minutes)-- disc 2. Zoku Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijōji no kettō = Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955 : 103 minutes)-- disc 3. Miyamoto Musashi kanketsu-hen: kettō Ganryūjima = Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956 : 104 minutes)
Subjects
- Miyamoto, Musashi, 1584-1645 -- Drama.
宮本武藏, 1584-1645 -- Drama.
- Sasaki, Ganryū, -1612? -- Drama.
佐々木巖流, -1612? -- Drama.
- Yoshikawa, Eiji, 1892-1962 -- Film adaptations.
吉川英治, 1892-1962 -- Film adaptations.
- Samurai -- Japan -- Drama.
- Civil war -- Japan -- Drama.
- Japan -- History -- 17th century -- Drama.
- Foreign films -- Japan.