Episode 54 – Yojimbo
Sep 15, 2015•31 min
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Episode description
We are embarking on a three movie exploration of the same story! First up is a return to the great Akira Kurosawa. His film, Yojimbo, borrows heavily from American Westerns and American film noir. But it has a badass samurai twist courtesy of Toshiro Mifune. We enjoy this relatively light offering from the Japanese master filmmaker as a prelude to exploring the work of another, quite different master.
Next up, we’ll be watching A Fistful of Dollars!
Yojimbo (1961) Rating: 8.2/10 (135,707 votes)Director: Akira Kurosawa
Writer: Akira Kurosawa, Ryûzô Kikushima
Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Eijirô Tôno, Tatsuya Nakadai
Runtime: 110 min
Rated: Not Rated
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Released: 13 Sep 1961 Plot: A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.
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