Yojimbo (Criterion Collection Spine #52) - Region 1 DVD

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Directed by :

Akira Kurosawa

Starring :

Toshirô Mifune

Eijirô Tono

Tatsuya Nakadai

Yôko Tsukasa

Isuzu Yamada

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Description: This semi-comic 1961 film by legendary director Akira Kurosawa (Rashomon, Ran) was inspired by the American Western genre. Kurosawa mainstay Toshirô Mifune (The Seven Samurai) plays a drifting samurai for hire who plays both ends against the middle with two warring factions, surviving on his wits and his ability to outrun his own bad luck. Eventually the samurai seeks to eliminate both sides for his own gain and to define his own sense of honor. Yojimbo is striking for its unorthodox treatment of violence and morality, reserving judgment on the actions of its main character and instead presenting an entertaining tale with humor ... (more)

Manufacturer: Criterion
Release date: 28 September 1999
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 9780780022515 UPC: 037429141328

Tags: Samurai (7), Action (3), Japan (3), Criterion Collection (3), Foreign (3), Japanese (3), Drama (3), 1961 (2), Aud:JPN (2), Keep Case (2), Dolby Digital 1.0 (2), Sub:ENG (2), Akira Kurosawa (2), Japanese Cinema (2), Criterion (2), Crime (2), Adventure (2), Thriller (2), Ggjgj (1), Double-cross (1)

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