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.
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Quite simply, Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto is a flawless film. No movie adaptation could capture every element of the book, but this one does a fine job. The acting is superb, the pacing and the production is first rate. You must read the book, but if can't manage that then you better watch this film or you'll be missing out on some of the best Japanese cinema you'll ever see next to Akira Kurosawa's works. -- Mark Pollard |
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047444/IMDb Rating: 7.7/10 (2,344 votes)
Directed by: Hiroshi Inagaki
Cast:
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
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Title: Miyamoto Musashi (1954)
AKA Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Source: DVD / R1, NTSC / Criterion
Size: 1.564.710.782 (1/3 DVDR)
Runtime: 01:34:16
Format: MKV
Video Codec: H264 (x264 rev.1127M)
Video Bitrate: 2018 kbps
Resolution: 696x480 (displayed at 1.32 AR)
Aspect Ratio: 1.32 (SAR: 10/11)
Frame rate: 23.976 fps
Audio Codec: AC3 (mono)
Audio Bitrate: 192 kbps
Sampling Rate: 48 KHz
Language: Japanese
Subtitles (muxed in): SRT: English
SA: HP @ Level 4.1 |
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