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The Samurai Trilogy, directed by Hiroshi Inagaki (The Rickshaw Man) and starring the inimitable Toshiro Mifune (Seven Samurai), was one of Japan’s most successful exports of the 1950s, a rousing, emotionally gripping tale of combat and self-discovery. Based on a novel that’s often called Japan’s Gone with the Wind, this sweeping saga fictionalizes the life of the legendary seventeenth-century swordsman (and writer and artist) Musashi Miyamoto, following him on his path from unruly youth to enlightened warrior. With these three films—1954’s Oscar-winning Musashi Miyamoto, 1955’s Duel at Ichijoji Temple, and 1956’s Duel at Ganryu Island—Inagaki created a passionate epic that’s equal parts tender love story and bloody action.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
Product Details
Actors: Toshiro Mifune
Directors: Hiroshi Inagaki
Format: NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number of discs: 2
Rated: Unrated
Studio: Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: June 26, 2012
Run Time: 300 minutes
Special Features
New high-definition digital restorations of all three films
New interviews with translator and historian William Scott Wilson
Trailers
New English subtitle translations
PLUS: A booklet featuring essays by film historian Stephen Prince and Wilson
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