Product Details

The film that helped inspire the western classic A Fistful of Dollars Akira Kurosawa s Yojimbo (1961) is a sly commentary on the action movie genre that follows a war-weary samurai (Toshiro Mifune) who becomes the champion of a small village caught in the grip of a feud between two rival factions. With Kamatari Fujiwara Eijiro Tono. And Mifune returns as the somewhat shabby samurai Sanjuro (1962) in Kurosawa s rousing sequel. This time he comes to the aid of nine young warriors attempting to bring about the end of a corrupt regime. Tatsuya Nakadai Keiju Kobayashi Takashi Shimura also star. 3 2/3 hrs. Total. on two discs. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: Japanese DTS HD 3.0 Master Audio; Subtitles: English. In Japanese with English subtitles.