| Description |
3 videodiscs (approximately 300 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 14-16.
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Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.)
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| System Details |
DVD, Region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Language |
Japanese dialogue, with optional English subtitles. |
| Note |
Collective title from box container. |
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Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto originally released as a motion picture in 1954; Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple originally released as a motion picture in 1955; Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island originally released as a motion picture in 1956. |
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"From Hideji Hojo's adaptation of the novel Musashi, by Eiji Yoshikawa"--Insert. |
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Special features: Original theatrical trailer. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Cast |
Toshirō Mifune, Rentaro Mikuni, Kuroemon Onoe, Koji Tsuruta, Mariko Okado, Kaoru Yachigusa, Michiko Saga. |
| Credits |
Directors of photography, Jun Yasumoto, Kazuo Yamada ; art director, Makoto Sono ; editors, Hideshi Ohi, Hirokazu Iwashita ; original music, Ikuma Dan ; production designer, Kisaku Ito. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
A sweeping saga of the legendary seventeenth-century samurai, Musashi Miyamoto, set against the turmoil of a devastating civil war. Follows Musashi's odyssey from his unruly youth to his enlightened years as a warrior. |
| Contents |
[v. 1.] Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto -- [v. 2.] Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple -- [v. 3.] Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island. |
| Subject |
Miyamoto, Musashi, 1584-1645 -- Drama.
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Samurai -- Japan -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Civil war -- Japan -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Japan -- History -- 17th century -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
FOREIGN FILMS (JAPANESE), VIDEODISCS.
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| Genre |
Feature films Japan.
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Motion pictures, Japanese.
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Epic films.
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| Added Author |
Takimura, Kazuo.
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Wakao, Tokuhei, 1918-1976.
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Inagaki, Hiroshi, 1905-1980.
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Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997.
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Mikuni, Rentarō, 1923-2013.
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Onoe, Kurōemon, 1922-
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Tsuruta, Kōji, 1924-1987.
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Okada, Mariko, 1933-
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Yachigusa, Kaoru, 1931-
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Saga, Michiko, 1934-1992.
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Yasumoto, Jun.
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Yamada, Kazuo.
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Sono, Makoto.
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Ohi, Hideshi.
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Iwashita, Hirokazu.
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Dan, Ikuma, 1924-2001.
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Itō, Kisaku, 1899-1967.
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Yoshikawa, Eiji, 1892-1962.
Miyamoto Musashi.
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Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha.
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Janus Films.
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Home Vision (Firm)
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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Image Entertainment (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Musashi Miyamoto |
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Duel at Ichijoji Temple |
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Duel at Ganryu Island |
| ISBN |
0780028813 (set) |
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9780780028814 (set) |
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0780021045 (v.1) |
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9780780021044 (v.1) |
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0780021053 (v.2) |
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9780780021051 (v.2) |
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0780021061 (v.3) |
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9780780021068 (v.3) |
| Standard No. |
037429195024 |
| Music No. |
SAM140 Criterion Collection (set) |
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SAM100 Criterion Collection (v.1) |
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SAM110 Criterion Collection (v.2) |
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SAM120 Criterion Collection (v.3) |
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