Samurai I:Musashi Miyamoto
Dir: Inagaki Hiroshi
Japan, 1954, 93minmins, 35mm
Cast: Mifune Toshiro, Mikuni Rentaro,Okada Mariko
The first of Inagaki Hiroshi’s Samurai Trilogy chronicles the life journey of Takezo in becoming the greatest samurai of Japan. A young, raw warrior with a ferocious animal vitality escapes into the mountain after his defeat, where he meets a wise Buddhist monk who helps him refine his instincts and become a true samurai. Mifune Toshiro, with his physical dynamics, imbues his Takezo with nuanced internal struggle of flailing violence and impotent fury, and vividly portrays a man who synchronizes himself with the nature and finds harmony with his inner self.
1955 Academy Awards, Best Foreign Language Film
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