Technical Specs

• 2 BD-50 Blu-ray Discs

Video Resolution/Codec

• 1080p/AVC MPEG-4

Aspect Ratio(s)

• 1.37:1

Audio Formats

• Japanese Uncompressed Mono

Subtitles/Captions

• English

Supplements

• New interviews with translator and historian William Scott Wilson about the real-life Musashi Miyamoto, the inspiration for the hero of the films
• Trailers
• A booklet featuring essays by film historian Stephen Prince and Wilson

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The Samurai Trilogy (Blu-ray)

Criterion / 1954 / 302 Minutes / Unrated
Street Date: June 26, 2012

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Genres: Drama, Action, Adventure, War

Starring: Toshirô Mifune
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki

Plot Synopsis: The Samurai Trilogy, directed by Hiroshi Inagaki and starring the inimitable Toshiro Mifune, was one of Japan’s most successful exports of the 1950s, a rousing, emotionally gripping tale of combat and self-discovery. Based on a novel that’s often called Japan’s Gone with the Wind, this sweeping saga fictionalizes the life of the legendary seventeenth-century swordsman (and writer and artist) Musashi Miyamoto, following him on his path from unruly youth to enlightened warrior. With these three films—1954’s Oscar-winning Musashi Miyamoto, 1955’s Duel at Ichijoji Temple, and 1956’s Duel at Ganryu Island—Inagaki created a passionate epic that’s equal parts tender love story and bloody action.