The Samurai Trilogy (#14,15,16) USED

The Samurai Trilogy, directed by Hiroshi Inagaki (The Rickshaw Man) and starring the inimitable Toshiro Mifune (Seven Samurai), was one of Japans most successful exports of the 1950s, a rousing, emotionally gripping tale of combat and self-discovery. Based on a novel thats often called Japans Gone with the Wind, this sweeping saga fictionalizes the life of the legendary seventeenth-century swordsman (and writer and artist) Musashi Miyamoto, following him on his path from unruly youth to enlightened warrior. With these three films1954s Oscar-winning Musashi Miyamoto, 1955s Duel at Ichijoji Temple, and 1956s Duel at Ganryu IslandInagaki created a passionate epic thats equal parts tender love story and bloody action.