Samurai II, duel at Ichijoji Temple = Zoku Miyamoto Musashi, Ichijōji no kettō Cover Image

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Samurai II, duel at Ichijoji Temple = Zoku Miyamoto Musashi, Ichijōji no kettō

Inagaki, Hiroshi, 1905-1980 (Director, Screenwriter). Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997 (Actor). Takimura, Kazuo. (Producer). Wakao, Tokuhei, 1918-1976 (Screenwriter). Yoshikawa, Eiji, 1892-1962 Miyamoto Musashi. (Added Author). Hōjō, Hideji, 1902-1996 (Adapter). Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha. (Added Author). Janus Films. (Added Author). Criterion Collection (Firm) (Added Author). Toshirō Mifune, Kōji Tsurata, Kaoru Yachigusa, Mariko Okada, Michiyo Kogure, Mitsuko Mito, Akihiko Hirata, Daisuke Kato, Kuroemon Onoe. (Cast).

Summary: In this second installment of the Samurai trilogy, the main character faces several enemies eager to test his reputation as a great fighter. He pays the price for his success with the loss of the woman he loves and a meeting with his life-long enemy, yet still pursues spiritual enlightenment.

Record details

ISBN: 0780021053
Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (approximately 107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Standard [full-screen] version.
Publisher: [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [1998]
Copyright: ©1998

Content descriptions

General Note:	Adapted by Hideji Hojo from the original novel Miyamoto Musashi, by Eiji Yoshikawa. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1955. Part 2 of Hiroshi Inagaki's Samurai trilogy. Includes original theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Photography, Jun Yasumoto ; editor, Eishi Oi ; music, Ikuma Dan.
Participant or Performer Note:	Toshirō Mifune, Kōji Tsurata, Kaoru Yachigusa, Mariko Okada, Michiyo Kogure, Mitsuko Mito, Akihiko Hirata, Daisuke Kato, Kuroemon Onoe.
System Details Note:	DVD ; Dolby digital mono.
Language Note:	In Japanese with optional English subtitles.