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Format: DVD, Yojimbo 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 mov
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 | A Fistful of Ryo
by metalluk, 5/1/2004 |
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Pros: Strong performance by Mifune; the usual great Kurosawa cinematography
Cons: Overacting in the supporting roles and lack of a truly empathy-provoking hero/antihero
The Bottom Line: Recommended for those who enjoy Clint Eastwood-style Westerns or sword play as well as for Kurosawa enthusiasts
Review: Akiri Kurosawa’s 1962 film Yojimbo ("The Bodyguard") comes with impressive credentials. On the I
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| | The Samurai Papers Part I: Yojimbo
by nathantyree, 5/23/2003 |
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Pros: Beautiful, Exciting, Mifune, Kurosawa, what more could you want?
Cons: Not one.
The Bottom Line: A highly influential, and infinitely entertaining film. A must for all lovers of movies.
Review: First, a note on my intent: I plan to develop a series of reviews dealing with Samurai related movie
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| | Playing Both Sides Against The Mifune: Kurosawa's Yojimbo
by mfunk75, 4/25/2003 |
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Pros: Mifune, and a joyous story to watch unfold
Cons: Some over-acting by the secondary players
The Bottom Line: The Bottom Line had its hand bitten off by a rabid dog.
Review: The opening credit sequence of Akira Kurosawa's "Yojimbo (The Bodyguard)" features a scruffy ronin,
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