SYNOPSIS: Based on a novel that’s been called Japan’s Gone With the Wind, Hiroshi Inagaki’s acclaimed “Samurai Trilogy” is a sweeping saga of the legendary seventeenth-century samurai Musashi Miyamoto (powerfully portrayed by Toshiro Mifune) set against the turmoil of a devastating civil war, and follows Musashi’s odyssey from unruly youth to enlightened warrior. The Criterion Collection is proud to present The Samurai Trilogy, Hiroshi Inagaki’s epic tale of combat, valor, and self-discovery, now available for the first time in a specifically priced gift pack.
1954
Hiroshi Inagaki’s Academy Award-winning historical saga follows legendary seventeenth-century samurai Musashi Miyamoto (Toshiro Mifune) from unruly youth to enlightened warrior amid the turmoil of a devastating civil war.
1955
In the second installment of Hiroshi Inagaki’s acclaimed “Samurai Trilogy,” Musashi (Toshiro Mifune) defeats a samurai armed with a chain and sickle and is later attacked by eighty samurai disciples—orchestrated by the sinister Kojiro—while the two women who love him watch helplessly.
1956
The “Samurai Trilogy” comes to a gripping conclusion as Musashi (Toshiro Mifune) reunites tragically with the women who love him and battles for samurai supremacy in a climactic confrontation with his lifelong nemesis.
