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Samurai 1: Musashi Miyamoto

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Samurai 1: Musashi Miyamoto
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NR,1hr 32min
Genres:
Action,Drama
Release:
1955
Director:
Hiroshi Inagaki
Distributor:
Criterion
Starring:
Toshiro Mifune, Koji Tsuruta, Rentaro Mikuni  ...more
Synopsis: Musashi Miyamoto was the first entry in Japanese filmmaker Hiroshi Ingaki's Samurai trilogy. Toshiro Mifune is Takezo, a good-for-nothing from the farming village of Miyamoto, who dreams of becoming a samurai in 17th century Japan. Over the course of the first part, Takezo evolves from being a man filled with rage and violence who is looked upon by others as a wild animal to being Musashi Miyamoto, a man yearning for a deeper understanding of himself and what it takes to be a true warrior. When first ... Full Synopsis
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Bob Mastrangelo, AMG Review
The first installment of Hiroshi Inagaki's Samurai trilogy, Samurai 1: Musashi Miyamoto expertly balances action, plot, and character development, and perfectly sets the stage for the rest of the series. Some patience is required for the first half, and many of the secondary characters are not as complex as one would like, but there is a maturity to the film that goes beyond the Saturday matinee aspects ... Full Review
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Toshiro Mifune
Takeso/Miyamoto Musashi
Koji Tsuruta
Sasaki Kojiro
Rentaro Mikuni
Matahachi
Akihiko Hirata
Seijuro Yoshioka
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