Miyamoto Musashi : Samurai I. Musashi Miyamoto /
During a civil war in 17th-century Japan, a young man goes off in search of glory, only to suffer defeat on the wrong side at the Battle of Sekigahara. He returns as an outlaw, half-mad and uncontrollable, and is saved only by the intervention of a village girl who loves him and a Buddhist priest wh...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Language Notes: | In Japanese with optional English subtitles. |
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[United States] :
Criterion Collection,
[1998]
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| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
14. Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.) |
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| Summary: | During a civil war in 17th-century Japan, a young man goes off in search of glory, only to suffer defeat on the wrong side at the Battle of Sekigahara. He returns as an outlaw, half-mad and uncontrollable, and is saved only by the intervention of a village girl who loves him and a Buddhist priest who tries to heal his soul. |
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| Item Description: | "A Janus Films release." "Home Vision Cinema"--Container. "From Hideji Hojo's adaptation of the novel Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa." DVD release of the 1954 motion picture. Part 1 of Hiroshi Inagaki's Samurai trilogy. A foreign film (Japan). Aspect ratio 1.33:1. Special feature: Original theatrical trailer. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 leaflet. |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital mono. |
| Awards: | Academy Awards, 1955: Honorary Foreign Language Film Award |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography, Jun Yasumoto ; music, Ikuma Dan. |
| ISBN: | 0780021045 |