All Topics  
Samurai Trilogy

 
Samurai Trilogy

 
   Email Print
   Bookmark   Link
 

 

Samurai Trilogy
 
 
  Topics Samurai Trilogy Topic Home

The Samurai Trilogy is a film trilogy
Trilogy

A trilogy is a set of three works of art, usually literature, film, or video games, that are connected and can be seen either as a single work or three individual works....
 directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
Hiroshi Inagaki

Hiroshi Inagaki was a Japanese filmmaker most known for the Academy Awards-winning Samurai Trilogy, which he directed. Before becoming a director and screenwriter, Inagaki was a child actor....
 and starring Toshiro Mifune
Toshiro Mifune

Toshiro Mifune was a Japanese people actor who appeared in almost 170 feature films. He is best known for his collaboration with filmmaker Akira Kurosawa in films such as Rashomon , Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, and Yojimbo ....
 as Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi

, also known as Shinmen Takezo, Miyamoto Bennosuke, or by his Buddhist name Niten Doraku, was a Japanese people swordsman famed for his duels and distinctive style....
 and Koji Tsuruta
Koji Tsuruta

was a Japanese_people actor who appeared in almost 260 feature films. Tsuruta was known to a lot of people as Toshiro Mifune's rival. Tsuruta was a singer as well....
 as Sasaki Kojiro
Sasaki Kojiro

was a prominent Japanese swordsman, born in Fukui Prefecture. He lived during the Sengoku period and early Edo periods and is most remembered for his death while battling Miyamoto Musashi in 1612....
. The films are based on the novel
Musashi (novel)

is a Japanese language novel written by Eiji Yoshikawa and serialized in 1935 in Asahi Shimbun....
 by Eiji Yoshikawa
Eiji Yoshikawa

was a List of Japanese authors historical novelist, probably one of the best and most famous authors in the genre. Among his most well-known novels, most are revisions of past works....
, about the famous duellist and author of The Book of Five Rings
The Book of Five Rings

is a text on kenjutsu and the martial arts in general, written by the samurai warrior Miyamoto Musashi circa 1645. It is considered a classic treatise on military strategy, much like Sun Tzu's The Art of War and Chanakya's Arthashastra....
.

The three films are:

Together, they are a trilogy of epic proportions following the character growth of Musashi from brash – yet strong – young soldier
Soldier

A soldier is a general English term that refers to a land component of national armed forces.In most societies of the world, "soldier" is also a general term for any member of the land forces including Commissioned officer and non-commissioned officers....
 to thoughtful and introspective samurai
Samurai

is the term for the military nobility of Pre-industrial society Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character ? was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau....
, culminating in Musashi's duel with the greatest opponent he would ever face.

amurai I won the 1955 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Award, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ....
.

The trilogy also became an influence for future films. In Kill Bill
Kill Bill

Kill Bill is the fourth film by writer-Film director Quentin Tarantino. Originally conceived as one film, it was released in two separate volumes due to its running time of approximately four hours....
, for example, The Bride kills O-Ren Ishii with the exact same swallow's tail move that Sasaki Kojiro
Sasaki Kojiro

was a prominent Japanese swordsman, born in Fukui Prefecture. He lived during the Sengoku period and early Edo periods and is most remembered for his death while battling Miyamoto Musashi in 1612....
 uses to try to kill Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi

, also known as Shinmen Takezo, Miyamoto Bennosuke, or by his Buddhist name Niten Doraku, was a Japanese people swordsman famed for his duels and distinctive style....
, and the filming for this scene is almost identical as well with the same parallel run, blood splash, and unknown victor until the faces are revealed.






Discussion
Ask a question about 'Samurai Trilogy'
Start a new discussion about 'Samurai Trilogy'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum



Encyclopedia


The Samurai Trilogy is a film trilogy
Trilogy

A trilogy is a set of three works of art, usually literature, film, or video games, that are connected and can be seen either as a single work or three individual works....
 directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
Hiroshi Inagaki

Hiroshi Inagaki was a Japanese filmmaker most known for the Academy Awards-winning Samurai Trilogy, which he directed. Before becoming a director and screenwriter, Inagaki was a child actor....
 and starring Toshiro Mifune
Toshiro Mifune

Toshiro Mifune was a Japanese people actor who appeared in almost 170 feature films. He is best known for his collaboration with filmmaker Akira Kurosawa in films such as Rashomon , Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, and Yojimbo ....
 as Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi

, also known as Shinmen Takezo, Miyamoto Bennosuke, or by his Buddhist name Niten Doraku, was a Japanese people swordsman famed for his duels and distinctive style....
 and Koji Tsuruta
Koji Tsuruta

was a Japanese_people actor who appeared in almost 260 feature films. Tsuruta was known to a lot of people as Toshiro Mifune's rival. Tsuruta was a singer as well....
 as Sasaki Kojiro
Sasaki Kojiro

was a prominent Japanese swordsman, born in Fukui Prefecture. He lived during the Sengoku period and early Edo periods and is most remembered for his death while battling Miyamoto Musashi in 1612....
. The films are based on the novel
Musashi (novel)

is a Japanese language novel written by Eiji Yoshikawa and serialized in 1935 in Asahi Shimbun....
 by Eiji Yoshikawa
Eiji Yoshikawa

was a List of Japanese authors historical novelist, probably one of the best and most famous authors in the genre. Among his most well-known novels, most are revisions of past works....
, about the famous duellist and author of The Book of Five Rings
The Book of Five Rings

is a text on kenjutsu and the martial arts in general, written by the samurai warrior Miyamoto Musashi circa 1645. It is considered a classic treatise on military strategy, much like Sun Tzu's The Art of War and Chanakya's Arthashastra....
.

The three films are:
  • Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
    Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

    is a 1954 film by Hiroshi Inagaki starring Toshir? Mifune. It is the first film of Inagaki's Samurai Trilogy. The film is adapted from Eiji Yoshikawa's novel Musashi ....
     (1954
    1954 in film

    The year 1954 in film involved some significant events....
    )
  • Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
    Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

    Duel at Ichijoji Temple is a film by Hiroshi Inagaki starring Toshir? Mifune. It is the second film of the Samurai Trilogy. The film is adapted from Eiji Yoshikawa's novel Musashi ....
     (1955
    1955 in film

    The year 1955 in film involved some significant events....
    )
  • Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
    Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

    Samurai III: Duel At Ganryu Island is a film by Hiroshi Inagaki starring Toshir? Mifune. It is the third film of the Samurai Trilogy. The film is adapted from Eiji Yoshikawa's novel Musashi ....
     (1956
    1956 in film

    The year 1956 in film involved some significant events....
    )


Together, they are a trilogy of epic proportions following the character growth of Musashi from brash – yet strong – young soldier
Soldier

A soldier is a general English term that refers to a land component of national armed forces.In most societies of the world, "soldier" is also a general term for any member of the land forces including Commissioned officer and non-commissioned officers....
 to thoughtful and introspective samurai
Samurai

is the term for the military nobility of Pre-industrial society Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character ? was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau....
, culminating in Musashi's duel with the greatest opponent he would ever face.

Reception and influence

Samurai I won the 1955 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Award, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ....
.

The trilogy also became an influence for future films. In Kill Bill
Kill Bill

Kill Bill is the fourth film by writer-Film director Quentin Tarantino. Originally conceived as one film, it was released in two separate volumes due to its running time of approximately four hours....
, for example, The Bride kills O-Ren Ishii with the exact same swallow's tail move that Sasaki Kojiro
Sasaki Kojiro

was a prominent Japanese swordsman, born in Fukui Prefecture. He lived during the Sengoku period and early Edo periods and is most remembered for his death while battling Miyamoto Musashi in 1612....
 uses to try to kill Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi

, also known as Shinmen Takezo, Miyamoto Bennosuke, or by his Buddhist name Niten Doraku, was a Japanese people swordsman famed for his duels and distinctive style....
, and the filming for this scene is almost identical as well with the same parallel run, blood splash, and unknown victor until the faces are revealed. Bill himself references the ending to Samurai III when he suggests an "old school" duel on the beach at sunrise.

External links