Episode 54 – Yojimbo
from A Reel Education
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 (145,005 votes) Director: Akira Kurosawa Writer: Akira Kurosawa, Ryûzô Kikushima Stars: Toshiro Mifune, Eijiro Tono, 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. The post Episode 54 – Yojimbo appeared first on A Reel Education.
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