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Availability: In Stock - This is normally a Special Order item, but it is currently in stock. AKA: Samurai II: Duel At Ichijoji Temple || Ichijoji No Ketto || Swords Of Doom || Zoku Miyamoto Musashi || Vagabond Director: Hiroshi Inagaki Producer: Kazuo Takimura Released: 1955 [Japan] Genre: Swordplay/Sword(s)     Sub-Genre: Drama Keywords:  Action/Adventure || Japan / Japanese || Period || Samurai

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The Samurai Trilogy [Criterion Collection 3-Disc Set]

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Avg. Rating:	4.3 / 5 (based on 2 ratings). What did you think of it?
Plot:	This classic trilogy, loved the world over, traces the life of Takezo (Toshiro Mifune) as it finds him traveling the globe as a samurai. A must for fans of Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune.
Overview:	"Duel At Ichijoji Temple" brings the education of Musashi Miyamoto to maturity. At first, a contemptuous wanderer whose only interest is to prove his prowess against the best of Japan has to offer, he is brought to understand that mastery of the sword is mastery of the self. Along the way, he moves from casually committing slaughter to adopting a more compassionate and merciful view of his fellow warriors.
Cast:	Toshiro Mifune  ||  Eijiro Tono  ||  Ko Mihashi  ||  Kokuten Kodo  ||  Michiyo Kogure  ||  Yu Fujiko  ||  Akihiko Hirata  ||  Kenjin Iida  ||  Daisuke Kato  ||  Mitsuko Mito  ||  Mariko Okada  ||  Sachio Sakai  ||  Koji Tsuruta  ||  Kaoru Yachigusa (Click any actor to search for more of their movies!)
Running Time:	103 mins. (approx.)
Languages:	Japanese (Dolby Digital 1.0 - Mono)
Subtitles:	ENGLISH
Distributor:	Criterion Collection  [A USA-Based Distributor]
Rating:	UN - "Unrated. This film has not been rated by the review board."
Features:	Full Screen (OAR) Mono Trailers