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Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
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Overview
Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior.
Length 93 minutes
Actors
Toshirō Mifune | Rentarô Mikuni | Mariko Okada | Kuroemon Onoe | Kaoru Yachigusa | Mitsuko Mito | Eiko Miyoshi | Akihiko Hirata | Kusuo Abe | Eitarô Ozawa | Seijirô Onda | Fumindo Matsuo | Masanobu Ôkubo | Takuzô Kumagai | Akira Sera | Yasuhisa Tsutsumi | Yutaka Sada | Shigeo Katô | Jun'ichirô Mukai | Kiyoshi Kamoda | Michio Sakurai | Gorô Sakurai | Masao Masuda | Sôjin Kamiyama | Kanta Kisaragi | Yoshio Kosugi | Jitsuko Yoshimura | Daisuke Katô
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/09/2025 | TV | Blu-ray | Owned | 7.5 stars |
| (Average) 7.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Inagaki’s SAMURAI trilogy has been a huge missing piece in my movie-going education. Well, no more.
Part I is a nice introduction to Musashi and his journey. Toshiro Mifune is perfect in this role. Although he’s more closely linked with Kurosawa, Mifune actually made more films with Inagaki. Mifune has to be one of the great film actors of all time. The sheer number of classic films he’s starred in is absolutely amazing.
16 hours ago
So funny bc I was looking at Kurosawa’s limited selection at Criterion and then saw your log for these films so I added to my wishlist. I meant to get this on the last flash sale but forgot. I really enjoy these movies a lot.