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| The Samurai Trilogy | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Hiroshi Inagaki |
| Written by | Hideji Hōjō (play) Hiroshi Inagaki Tokuhei Wakao Eiji Yoshikawa (novel) |
| Produced by | Kazuo Takimura |
| Starring | Toshiro Mifune Kaoru Yachigusa Rentarō Mikuni |
| Music by | Ikuma Dan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Toho Studios |
Release date | 1954–56 |
Running time | 303 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The Samurai Trilogy is a film trilogy directed by Hiroshi Inagaki and starring Toshiro Mifune as Musashi Miyamoto and Kōji Tsuruta as Kojirō Sasaki. The films are based on Musashi, a novel by Eiji Yoshikawa about the famous duelist and author of The Book of Five Rings.
The three films are:
- Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
- Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
Together, they are a trilogy following the character growth of Musashi from brash—yet strong—young soldier to thoughtful and introspective samurai.
The choreography for the films was by Yoshio Sugino of the Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū.