Review of Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954) by Brandon J — 31 Mar 2016

The start of the samurai take on the trilogy format.

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

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

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By Simon M (879) on 31 Mar 2016

Wow. This is a really great film trilogy. This first part really starts off Miyamoto's journey, so there's more ups and downs here. Mifune is awesome…

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By Jeremy G (298) on 31 Mar 2016

A beautiful telling of the Musashi legend. The character of Priest Takuan is particularly compelling…

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By Bryan C (518) on 31 Mar 2016

Mifune is awesome in this gorgeous color epic of the life on an outlaw swordsman…

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By Christopher Machell (333) for CineVue (2,163) on 17 Jan 2017

Mifune, the archetypal on-screen samurai, imbues his [performance] with nuanced internal conflict, self- loathing externalised with flailing…

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By Trevor S (327) on 31 Mar 2016

One of the epics of Japanese cinema - Loved Toshiro Mifune in this trilogy…

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By Joshua S (854) on 31 Mar 2016

I was just waiting for something to happened and then I was just waiting for it to end…

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By Private U (13,627) on 31 Mar 2016

Definitely felt like the first part of an epic instead of its own film, but I don't hold that against the film…

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By Tamsin P (139) on 07 Apr 2018

It's weak in parts but the scenes with Takezo and Takuan are the strongest…

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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 Tomas T (176) on 31 Mar 2016

A story about a young self destructing peasant who leaves his home village to join a major battle seeking fame and fortune…

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