Japanese director Hiroshi Inagaki created his of motion pictures between 1954 and 1956. Adapted from - an Eiji Yoshikawa novel regarded as Japan's equivalent to - the three features chronicle the life story of the legendary Musashi Miyamoto, a swordsman, writer and artist. Inagaki dramatizes his transition from wild, undisciplined young man to wise and noble warrior. The installments include: (1954), (1955), and (1956).