ZEN & SWORD: The Miyamoto Musashi Saga at Toei (bluray) Limited Edition boxset
5-film bluray boxset of the Toei studio Miyamoto Musashi films (1961 - 1965) with a 100 page booklet and limited edition case (2,000 copies only)
Ā A swordsman, writer and artist who lived between 1584 and 1645, Miyamoto Musashi is a near-mythic figure in Japanese history and an icon of Japanese popular culture. The first film based on his life was produced in the silent period, followed by dozens more made over the next decades. In the early 1960s, Toei launched into an entire series focused on the legendary samurai ā a five-part saga adapted from the works of Eiji Yoshikawa and completed under the direction ofĀ Tomu UchidaĀ between 1961 and 1965.
Miyamoto MusashiĀ charts the origins of the eponymous swordsman (Kinnosuke Nakamura) following his participation in the Battle of Sekigahara and traces his path towards the way of the samurai. InĀ Miyamoto Musashi II: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights, Musashi emerges from a period of learning and contemplation, soon coming into conflict with a rogue group of ronin. Then, inĀ Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of the Two Sword Style, the samurai develops his personal style of swordsmanship and first encounters Kojiro Sasaki (Ken Takakura), who will become his arch-rival. His feud with Sasaki intensifies inĀ Miyamoto Musashi IV: Duel at Ichijyo-jiĀ andĀ Miyamoto Musashi V: Duel at Ganryu Island, ultimately leading to an epic final battle.
A greatly accomplished samurai saga featuring two titans of Japanese cinema in Kinnosuke Nakamura and Ken Takakura, Toeiās Miyamoto Musashi films deserve to stand with theĀ ZatoichiĀ series as one of the great samurai sagas of the 1960s. TheĀ Masters of CinemaĀ Series is honoured to present all five films on Blu-ray fromĀ new 4K restorations by Toei.
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5-film bluray boxset of the Toei studio Miyamoto Musashi films (1961 - 1965) with a 100 page booklet and limited edition case (2,000 copies only)
Ā A swordsman, writer and artist who lived between 1584 and 1645, Miyamoto Musashi is a near-mythic figure in Japanese history and an icon of Japanese popular culture. The first film based on his life was produced in the silent period, followed by dozens more made over the next decades. In the early 1960s, Toei launched into an entire series focused on the legendary samurai ā a five-part saga adapted from the works of Eiji Yoshikawa and completed under the direction ofĀ Tomu UchidaĀ between 1961 and 1965.
Miyamoto MusashiĀ charts the origins of the eponymous swordsman (Kinnosuke Nakamura) following his participation in the Battle of Sekigahara and traces his path towards the way of the samurai. InĀ Miyamoto Musashi II: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights, Musashi emerges from a period of learning and contemplation, soon coming into conflict with a rogue group of ronin. Then, inĀ Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of the Two Sword Style, the samurai develops his personal style of swordsmanship and first encounters Kojiro Sasaki (Ken Takakura), who will become his arch-rival. His feud with Sasaki intensifies inĀ Miyamoto Musashi IV: Duel at Ichijyo-jiĀ andĀ Miyamoto Musashi V: Duel at Ganryu Island, ultimately leading to an epic final battle.
A greatly accomplished samurai saga featuring two titans of Japanese cinema in Kinnosuke Nakamura and Ken Takakura, Toeiās Miyamoto Musashi films deserve to stand with theĀ ZatoichiĀ series as one of the great samurai sagas of the 1960s. TheĀ Masters of CinemaĀ Series is honoured to present all five films on Blu-ray fromĀ new 4K restorations by Toei.
