SYNOPSIS: 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 Award for Best Foreign Film.
| Takezo/Musashi | Toshiro Mifune |
| Matahachi | Rentaro Mikuni |
| Takuan | Kuroemon Onoe |
| Otsu | Kaoru Yachigusa |
| Akemi | Mariko Okada |
| Oko | Mitsuko Mito |
| Osugi | Eiko Miyoshi |
| Seijuro Yoshioka | Akihiko Hirata |
| Director | Hiroshi Inagaki |
| Producer | Kazuo Takimura |
| Screenplay | Tokuhei Wakao and Hiroshi Inagaki |
| Cinematography | Jun Yasumoto |
| Sound | Choshichiro Mikami |
| Music | Ikuma Dan |
By July 21, 1998
Hiroshi Inagaki’s Samurai Trilogy, of which this release is the first part, was adapted from Eiji Yoshikawa’s epic novel Musashi Miyamoto, which has been called Japan’s Gone with the Wind. The comparison is valid Read more »
