Based on the novel that has been called Japan’s Gone With the Wind, Hiroshi Inagaki’s acclaimed Samurai Trilogy is a sweeping saga of the legendary seventeenth-century samurai Musashi Miyamoto (powerfully portrayed by Toshiro Mifune) set against the turmoil of a devastating civil war, and follows Musashi’s odyssey from unruly youth to enlightened warrior. The Criterion Collection is proud to present The Samurai Trilogy, Hiroshi Inagaki’s epic tale of combat, valor, and self-discovery, now available for the first time in a specifically priced gift pack. Collector's set includes: Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954): The first installment of The Samurai trilogy—Musashi Miyamoto—finds the hero’s dreams of military glory ending in betrayal, but the fugitive swordsman finds salvation in the love of a woman and a cunning priest who guides him to the samurai path. Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Island (1955): In the second, Duel at Ichijoji Temple, the itinerant Musashi is set upon by eighty samurai disciples—orchestrated by the villainous Kojiro—while the women who love him watch helplessly. Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1955): In the final chapter, Duel at Ganryu Island, Musashi must decide between two women as he prepares to battle for supremacy in a climactic confrontation with his lifelong nemesis.