Thanks to perhaps the most indelible character in Akira Kurosawa's oeuvre, Yojimbo surpassed even Seven Samurai in popularity when it was released. The masterless samurai Sanjuro, who slyly manipulates two warring clans to his own advantage in a small, dusty village, was so entertainingly embodied by the brilliant Toshiro Mifune that it was only a matter of time before he returned in a sequel. Made just one year later, Sanjuro matches Yojimbo's storytelling dexterity yet adds a layer of world-weary pragmatism that brings the two films to a thrilling and unforgettable conclusion. Criterion is proud to present hese Kurosawa masterworks in new Blu-ray editions.
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Toshirô Mifune | Sanjuro Kuwabatake-The Samurai / Sanjûrô Tsubaki-The Samurai |
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Tatsuya Nakadai | Unosuke |
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Keiju Kobayashi | The Spy |
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Yuzo Kayama | Iori Izaka |
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Akihiko Hirata | Samurai |
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Takeshi Hamada | Himself |
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Mieko Harada | Narrator |
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Tsuyoshi Hayashi | Himself |
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Akira Kurosawa | Himself |
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Ken'ichi Matsuyama | Himself |
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Yoshimitsu Morita | Himself |
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Tamao Nakamura | Herself |
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Yuji Oda | Himself |
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Michiru Ôshima | Herself |
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Etsushi Toyokawa | Himself |
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Yoko Tsukasa | |
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Isuzu Yamada |
| Director | Akira Kurosawa |
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| Writer | Akira Kurosawa, Ryuzo Kikushima, Hideo Oguni | |
| Producer | Akira Kurosawa | |
| Edition | Criterion Collection |
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| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Nr Discs | 2 |
| Screen Ratios | Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1) |
| Audio Tracks | DTS-HD Master Audio Mono [English] |
| Subtitles | English |
| Distributor | Criterion Collection |
| Edition Release Date | Mar 23, 2010 |
| Regions | Region A |
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| Quantity | 1 |
| Index | 2073 |
| Added Date | Jun 29, 2018 18:50:20 |
| Modified Date | Jun 12, 2022 00:34:42 |
Bought at the B&N summer sale 2018
Sanjuro
Sanjuro 1962
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Akira Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed Sanjuro. In this sly companion piece to Yojimbo, jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of young warriors weed out their clan's evil influences, and in the process turns their image of a "proper" samurai on its ear. Less brazen in tone than its predecessor but equally entertaining, this classic character's return is a masterpiece in its own right.
Yojimbo
Yojimbo 1961
The incomparable Toshiro Mifune stars in Akira Kurosawa's visually stunning and darkly comic Yojimbo. To rid a terror-stricken village of corruption, wily masterless samurai Sanjuro turns a range war between two evil clans to his own advantage. Remade twice, by Sergio Leone and Walter Hill, this exhilarating genre-twister remains one of the most influential and entertaining films of all time.
SPECIAL FEATURES
Restored high-definition digital transfers, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks on the Blu-ray editions
Optional Dolby Digital 3.0 soundtracks, preserving the original Perspecta simulated sound effects, in DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray edition
Audio commentaries by Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince
Documentaries on the making of Yojimbo and Sanjuro, created as part of the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create
Theatrical teasers and trailers
Stills galleries of behind-the-scenes photos
New and improved English subtitle translation
PLUS: Booklets featuring essays by film writers Alexander Sesonske and Michael Sragow and comments from Kurosawa and members of his cast and crew
New covers by Lucien S. Y. Yang
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