Criterion Collection (series)

Samurai 1

DVD Features:

Audio:

• Mono - Japanese

Additional Release Material:

• Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer

Major Awards:

Academy Awards - Best Foreign Language Film (1955)

Product Description:

Young Miyamoto (Mifune) dreams of becoming a heroic warrior in the midst of battle. When civil war grips the land, however, he finds himself becoming fighting on the wrong side and is forced to become a fugitive. Later, when he meets a caring woman and a priest who puts him on the path of the samurai, Miyamoto begins to turn his life around. Academy Award (Honorary): Best Foreign Language Film first released in the United States during 1955.

Plot Synopsis:

Based on Eiji Yoshikawa's book MUSASHI MIYAMOTO, chronicling the life of the 17th century warrior of the same name, Inagaki's film version (in three parts) is an engrossing tale of a young man's turbulent journey through old-world Japan. Mifune (in a role similar to that he would play in THE SEVEN SAMURAI) is Miyamoto, the young man who dreams of battle, yet finds himself on the wrong side of a civil war. His chance at redemption comes from a loving woman and a wise priest who puts him on the path to enlightenment...and the way of the samurai.

Plot Keywords:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Drama (General) | Martial Arts | Rescue | Romance | Samurai | War

Production Notes:

• The print used for the Home Vision Cinema VHS version is from the Janus collection.

Cast and Crew: