Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
- Original title
- 宮本武蔵
- Directed by
- Hiroshi Inagaki
- Genre
- drama film, adventure film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rated
- U
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 212 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young man sets out on a journey to become a master swordsman in feudal Japan. His path involves battles, discipline, and personal growth.
epicmeditativeatmosphericclassicalintrospectivehistoricalmethodicalearnest
What happens
Musashi Miyamoto (Japanese: 宮本武蔵, Hepburn: Miyamoto Musashi) is a 1954 Japanese film directed and co-written by Hiroshi Inagaki and starring Toshiro Mifune. The film is the first film of Inagaki's Samurai Trilogy of historical adventures. The film is adapted from Eiji Yoshikawa's novel Musashi, originally released as a serial in the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, between 1935 and 1939. The novel is loosely based on the life of the famous Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi. The film was followed by Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) and Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956). The film won a Special/Honorary Award at the 1955 Academy Awards for outstanding foreign language film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Rashomon (1950)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.