Yojimbo (Yôjinbô) (1961)
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Hiroshi Tachikawa YoichiroWritten by
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ReviewsZanmato5 years, 3 months ago at Feb 18 8:39
1 vote Toshirô Mifune stars as a wandering Samurai with dazzling sword skills in this classic feudal Japanese film from Akira Kurosawa. After arriving in a new town that is ravaged by two warring criminal gangs, the samurai swiftly demonstrates his proficiency with a blade and becomes desired property for both gangs. Instead of joining either team, the cunning samurai pits both gangs against each other ... read more
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1 vote Brilliant acting by Mifune and veiled anti-capitalist themes make this a masterpiece of the "Samurai Movie" sub-genre. There are so many tensions: corruption vs morality, greed vs self-sacrifice, samurai order vs gangster chaos, even the sword vs the gun. It's hardly a surprise when the streets are eventually filled with dead bodies!The directing by Kurosawa is geared towards build... read more Perhaps Kurosawa's most enjoyable movie2 years ago at May 10 3:40
1 vote "I'll get paid for killing, and this town is full of people who deserve to die."At once a dark comedy, an action movie and a morality play, Yojimbo is one of Akira Kurosawa's greatest and most essential motion pictures (from a filmography beset with highly regarded flicks). Though Kurosawa is such a revered cinematic giant, I imagine his films seem uninteresting and daunting for ca... read more |
A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.
Release date : 13 September 1961
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