Depicts the early life of the legendary warrior Musashi Miyamoto; his years as an aspiring warrior, an outlaw and finally a true samurai.
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Title: Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
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| Toshirô Mifune | ... | Musashi Miyamoto (Takezo) | |
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Rentarô Mikuni | ... | Honiden Matahachi |
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Kurôemon Onoe | ... | Takuan Osho |
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Kaoru Yachigusa | ... | Otsu |
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Mariko Okada | ... | Akemi |
| Mitsuko Mito | ... | Oko, Matahachi's wife | |
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Eiko Miyoshi | ... | Osugi, Matahachi's mother |
| Akihiko Hirata | ... | Seijuro Yoshioka | |
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Kusuo Abe | ... | Temma Tsujikaze |
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Eitarô Ozawa | ... | Terumasa Ikeda (as Sakae Ozawa) |
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Akira Tani | ... | Kawarano-Gonroku |
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Seijirô Onda | ... | Chief Official |
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Fumindo Matsuo | ... | Petty Official |
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Masanobu Ôkubo | ... | Petty Official |
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Takuzô Kumagai | ... | Villager |
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Depicts the early life of the legendary warrior Musashi Miyamoto; his years as an aspiring warrior, an outlaw and finally a true samurai.
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18 November 1955 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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This first entry in the Samurai Trilogy is based on the epic novel Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa, which consists of 7 parts. This film covers the first of the 7 parts, which is just over 10% of the whole epic. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Toshiro Mifune stars as a foolish young man who longs to run off to war to make his fortune and prove he is a man. When a battle looms, he runs off to volunteer and his friend, showing some initial reluctance, follows. Instead of glory, they barely escape with their lives. Their paths leads them to two women--an incredibly evil sociopathic mother and her daughter who is not yet as jaded and selfish as the mother. Mifune resists temptation and runs from them, while his friend succumbs to their pleas to stay--and in essence throws away his life and honor. Where Mifune's path takes him I'll leave for you to discover when you watch the film.
Despite having Mifune in the lead, this is NOT an Akira Kurasawa film and some may be disappointed that it is a little more stodgy than one of his films. Instead, I just see it as different but certainly worthwhile. The movie does have tremendous scope and is a very effective opening film to the Samurai Trilogy.
It is important to note that these movies were made nearly 50 years ago and existing copies on DVD are in poor condition--with fading and sepia tones instead of the vibrant original. This became VERY apparent when I saw the beginning of the 3rd film. The color was nearly perfect for the initial scene and that is great, as it's a beautiful and extremely artistic shot. At times throughout the movie, some of the scenes are once again vivid while others are faded and lose their impact. You can't blame the film for that, but you wish Criterion would try to digitally enhance the prints they've got to improve the colors and get rid of some scratchy cels.