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Samurai Trilogy Part I Hiroshi Inagaki The first part of Hiroshi Inagaki's trilogy about Japan's most notorious 17th century swordfighter, Mushashi Miyamoto (Toshiro Mifune), details his odyssey from farmer to disaffected killer. Having fought on the losing side during the civil war, he returns as a manic outlaw caught between his feelings for a beautiful village girl and a sympathetic Buddhist priest. "The beauty of wooded sequences, several mass battle scenes and other settings is extraordinary" (Variety). With Rentaro Mikuni, Karuo Yashigusa and Koji Tsurato. Japanese with English subtitles. Japan, 1955, 92 mins. DVD $44.95
Chushingura (The Loyal 47 Retainers) Hiroshi Inagaki The Gone with the Wind of Japanese cinema, from the director of The Samurai Trilogy, set in Japan in 1701. When Lord Asano is forced by a corrupt lord to commit hara kiri, 47 loyal samurai seek vengeance. With Toshiro Mifune, Yuzo Kayama, Chusha Ichikawa and Koshiro Matsumoto. "Spectacle, intrigue and pure pleasure-giving artistry...beautifully photographed in dazzling color" (Edward Guthman, San Francisco Chronicle). In Japanese with English subtitles. Japan, 1962, 207 mins. DVD $44.95
Incident at Blood Pass Hiroshi Inagaki This action-packed epic marks the final appearance of Toshiro Mifune's Yojimbo character. Gentetsu (Katsu Shintaro), a doctor, hires Yojimbo to ambush a Shogunate gold convoy, but all does not go as planned. With Nakamura Kinnosuke. In Japanese with English subtitles. Japan, 1970, 118 mins. DVD $44.95
Samurai Trilogy: Complete Set Hiroshi Inagaki All three chapters in Hiroshi Inagaki's Samurai trilogy, about Japan's most notorious 17th century swordfighter, Mushashi Miyamoto (Toshiro Mifune), are included in this set. The Oscar-winning Samurai I: Mushashi Miyamoto (1954, 93 mins.) details Miyamoto's odyssey from farmer to disaffected killer. Having fought on the losing side during the civil war, he returns as a manic outlaw caught between his feelings for a beautiful village girl and a sympathetic Buddhist priest. In Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955, 103 mins.), Miyamoto perfects his technical skills, completing his transformation into a savage warrior. His mythic spiritual quest for inner harmony is disrupted by the presence of a rival samurai and the loss of the woman he loved. In the final chapter, Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956, 104 mins.), Miyamoto resolves the tensions in his life, confronting the emotional pain of the two women who love him and the roguish swordsman who challenges his domain. All three in Japanese with optional English subtitles. This is a Criterion Collection Edition three-DVD set. Japan, 1955-56, 300 mins. DVD $89
Samurai Trilogy Part I Hiroshi Inagaki The first part of Hiroshi Inagaki's trilogy about Japan's most notorious 17th century swordfighter, Mushashi Miyamoto (Toshiro Mifune), details his odyssey from farmer to disaffected killer. Having fought on the losing side during the civil war, he returns as a manic outlaw caught between his feelings for a beautiful village girl and a sympathetic Buddhist priest. "The beauty of wooded sequences, several mass battle scenes and other settings is extraordinary" (Variety). With Rentaro Mikuni, Karuo Yashigusa and Koji Tsurato. The DVD is a Criterion Collection edition. Japanese with English subtitles. Japan, 1955, 92 mins. DVD $44.95
Samurai Trilogy Part II Hiroshi Inagaki In the second part, Miyamoto's technical skills are perfected and his transformation to savage warrior is complete. He undergoes a mythic spiritual quest for inner harmony, disrupted by the presence of a rival samurai and the loss of the woman he loved. With Toshiro Mifune, Koji Tsurata and Sachio Sakai. The DVD is a Criterion Collection edition. Japanese with English subtitles. Japan, 1955, 102 mins. DVD $44.95
Samurai Trilogy Part III Hiroshi Inagaki In the final part of this samurai trilogy, Miyamoto resolves the personal and professional tensions in his life, confronting the emotional pain of the two women who love him and the roguish swordsman who challenges his domain. With Toshiro Mifune, Koji Tsuruta, Kaoru Uashigusa and Takashi Shimura. The DVD is a Criterion Collection edition. Japanese with English subtitles. Japan, 1956, 105 mins. DVD $44.95