Samurai (film)
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| German title | samurai |
| Original title | Miyamoto Musashi |
| Country of production | Japan |
| original language | Japanese |
| Publishing year | 1954 |
| length | 92 minutes |
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| Director | Hiroshi Inagaki |
| script |
Hiroshi Inagaki Tokuhei Wakao Hideji Hōjō |
| production | Kazuo Takimura |
| music | Ikuma Dan |
| camera | Jun Yasumoto |
| cut | Hideshi Ohi |
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Samurai ( Japanese宮本 武 蔵, Miyamoto Musashi ) is a Japanese period film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki in 1954 based on the novel Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa . It is the first part of Inagaki's samurai trilogy. The premiere in Germany took place on June 11, 1965.
action
Takezo and Matahachi fight in the Battle of Sekigahara . Both are on the loser's side. Instead of the victory and fame that Takezo expected, he is now a refugee. The two friends seek refuge with a widow and her daughter. Both women want to seduce Takezo, but he refuses to accept them. The widow tells Matahachi that Takezo attacked her. He should now accompany her and her daughter to Kyoto. Matahachi agrees, especially since he wants to see his fiancée Otsu again.
Takezo returns to his village and tells Matahachi's family that he is alive. The mother doesn't believe him, and Takezo is to be arrested for treason. The whole village is searched for, Takezo's relatives are used as bait, but Takezo is not caught. Only the Buddhist monk Takuan Sōhō can seize Takezo. Takuan makes the sovereign promise to appease Takezo through certain methods. With the help of Otsu, Takezo is able to escape. The monk finds out that the two want to go to Himeji-jō - a castle in the mountains - and there he can grab Takezo again. He was locked in a room for three years.
After his imprisonment, Takezo is given the samurai name Miyamoto Musashi . He sets out to achieve enlightenment and leaves two messages for Otsu: "I'll be back soon" and "Forgive me."
background
- The Battle of Sekigahara took place on October 21, 1600 near the place of the same name in Gifu Prefecture . Two armies, each with over 80,000 men, faced each other - on one side the allies of Toyotomi Hideyori, on the other the army of Tokugawa Ieyasu . Ieyasu's army won the battle in which the opposing side lost almost half of their fighters.
- Takuan Sōhō (1573-1645) was a Zen master. He was the author of several books on martial arts, adviser to Tennō and, according to legend, also the teacher of Miyamoto Musashi .
- Miyamoto Musashi (1584–1645) is considered the greatest samurai of all time. His almost invincible fighting technique made Musashi a Rōnin , an abandoned samurai. He is said to have fought more than 60 fights and won all of them. After laying down his sword, he built schools and temples and devoted himself to writing.
- Himeji-jō is one of the oldest surviving structures from 17th century Japan. The castle complex consists of 83 buildings. It was built in its original form in 1346.
- Assistant director was Jun Fukuda , who later directed several Godzilla films. Eiji Tsuburaya , who also worked on Godzilla films, was responsible for the special effects . a. as a director.
Reception & continuation
"A film told in calm, pastel-colored pictures, through its simple kind of touching warmth."
“A samurai's path from rampant savagery to contemplation and self-discovery. The simple and austere tale of legends has been made into a film poem of delicate beauty in terms of color, cut and presentation. Highly recommended for ages 16+. "
This film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1956 . This resulted in the two sequels Zoku Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijō-ji no Kettō ( 続 宮本 武 蔵 一 乗 寺 決 闘 ; 1955) and Miyamoto Musashi Kanketsuhe: Kettō Ganryū-jima ( 宮本 武 蔵 完結 編 決 闘 巌 流 島 ; 1956). In the meantime, the three films have achieved cult status , Quentin Tarantino also refers to the film series in Kill Bill : when the bride kills O-Ren Ishii, it reflects the final confrontation of the third part between Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojirō . In particular, main actor Toshirō Mifune, who made over 180 films in his career, became an international star in the 1950s.
Additional information
literature
- Eiji Yoshikawa: Musashi . Munich: Droemer Knaur, 1984. ISBN 3-426-19109-1
- Miyamoto Musashi: The Book of the Five Rings . Classic strategies from ancient Japan . Munich: Piper, 2006. ISBN 978-3-492-04962-7
Web links
- Samurai in the Internet Movie Database (English)