The Legend of Musashi

The Legend of Musashi (1954)

Genres - Action, Adventure  |   Sub-Genres - Samurai Film  |   Release Date - Sep 26, 1954 (USA - Unknown)  |   Run Time - 93 min.  |   Countries - Japan  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson

Musashi Miyamoto was the first entry in Japanese filmmaker Hiroshi Ingaki's Samurai trilogy. Toshiro Mifune is Takezo, a good-for-nothing from the farming village of Miyamoto, who dreams of becoming a samurai in 17th century Japan. Over the course of the first part, Takezo evolves from being a man filled with rage and violence who is looked upon by others as a wild animal to being Musashi Miyamoto, a man yearning for a deeper understanding of himself and what it takes to be a true warrior. When first released in the US, Samurai 1 was "clarified" by the narration of William Holden, an actor with a long-standing fascination and affection for all things Japanese. Based on a mammoth novel by Eiji Yoshikawa, Musashi Miyamoto was followed by Duel at Ichijoji Temple and Duel at Ganyru Island . All three films were eventually combined into an epic single entity, Samurai Trilogy.

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bad-guy, bad-guy-turns-good, battle [war], courage, disillusionment, good-guy, homecoming, poverty, revenge, Samurai, swordmaster, temptation, traveling, war, warrior