Yojimbo


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1961 - Not Rated
Release Date: 01/23/2007
Original Language:  Japanese 
Time:  110  mins.
Label: Criterion Collection
DVD Features:

 Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
 Full Frame - 1.33
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  Dolby Digital 3.0 - Japanese - Optional
  Mono 1.0 - Japanese
  Subtitles - English - Optional
 Additional Release Material:
  Short Film - "Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create"
  Audio Commentary: Stephen Prince
  Trailers: Theatrical Trailer
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  Stills/Photos
In director Akira Kurosawa's comedic YOJIMBO, a masterless samurai, Sanjuro (Toshir� Mifune), wanders into a town divided by two warring clans. After displaying his formidable swordsmanship before both clans in a brawl with street thugs, Sanjuro offers his services to the highest bidder. When one clan conspires against him, the clever warrior switches his allegiance to the other side, with the ultimate goal of tricking the two equally despicable and foolish clans into exterminating each other. Sanjuro's authority is challenged, however, when Unosuke (Tatsuya Nakadai), a brother of one of the leaders, comes to town wielding a modern contraption: a gun. In the classic final showdown, the old world samurai is pitted against new world progress, and must use both his wits and physical prowess to survive. Perhaps Kurosawa's most overtly comic film, YOJIMBO easily ranks with the director's finest work. In this reconception of the Western, Mifune plays Sanjuro, the tough mercenary of few words, to perfection, often allowing his subtle movements and swift actions speak for him. Throughout the entire film, Sanjuro is vigilant yet stoic, conceding that he finds the scenario entertaining and absurd, and essentially has nothing to lose. Mifune's outstanding performance, combined with Kurosawa's expert direction and Kazuo Miyagawa's beautifully balanced photography, makes for one of the finest, and funniest, films in Japanese cinema.

"...Probably the most influential action movie made....[The film] cemented Akira Kurosawa's rep as one of cinema's all-time greats..." -- Ceri Thomas , (Total Film)

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Criterion Collection Blu-ray Disc
1961 - Not Rated
Release Date: 03/23/2010
Original Language:  N/A
Time:  110  mins.
Label: Criterion Collection
Blu-ray Disc Features:

 Note: Audio commentary by film historian and kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince
     A 45-minute documentary on the making of Yojimbo, created as part of the toho masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: it is wonderful to create, featuring Kurosawa, actor Tatsuya Nakadai, production designer Yoshiro Muraki, and longtime Kurosawa collaborator Teruyo Nogami
     Theatrical teaser and trailer
     Stills gallery of behind-the-scenes photos
     Plus: a booklet featuring as essay by film scholar Alexander Sesonske and comments from Kurosawa and his cast and crew

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 Widescreen - 2.35
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  Subtitles - English
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