Review of Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954) by Brett W — 31 Mar 2016

First of a well done trilogy based on the novel Musashi.

This review of Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954) was written by Brett W on 31 Mar 2016.

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Andres B (204) on 31 Mar 2016

Great first film of a trilogy. Takezo (Toshiro Mifune), who has has not yet acquired that famous warrior name of the movie's title…

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By Justin R (1,063) on 31 Mar 2016

Good film. see mifune defeat 50 swordsman using only a stick! ...is it just me or is he still playing the fool from seven samurai…

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By Diego S (181) on 31 Mar 2016

It really fits the samurai film genre. The only problem is the first movie is pretty much a huge prologue…

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By Johnny B (564) on 31 Mar 2016

Pretty sweet samurai movie. It focuses more on drama/story/character development than in-your-face-action, but it's still pretty badass…

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By Gavin T (45) on 31 Mar 2016

Just could not get into this at all. The bad quality transfer of the DVD probably didn't help…

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By Gray F (3) on 31 Mar 2016

It is a pleasure to see Toshiro Mifune in the so famous Miyamoto Musashi character…

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By Alex Z (201) on 31 Mar 2016

A great introduction into the samurai trilogy. Toshiro Mifune plays the out of control samurai wanna be to perfection…

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By Amit R (23) on 31 Mar 2016

Another not-to-be-missed Samurai classic. Watch it â?¦ Quite different from Kurosawaâ??s satirical masterpieces, still brilliantly done…

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By Peter H (1,359) on 31 Mar 2016

Samurai epic about two men that set out to become samurai and achieve honour and glory in combat…

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By Aaron G (813) on 31 Mar 2016

First of the Samurai Trilogy based on the real life smaurai hero Miyamoto Musashi…

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