Rent The Bodyguard / Sanjuro (1962)
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- Synopsis:
Two Classics from Japanese Director Akira Kurosawa...
Yojimbo (1961)
Director Akira Kurosawa combines elements of the western and the film noir in this classic adventure. Yojimbo (Toshiro Mifune), a freelance Samurai warrior, sells his services to rival factions in a small Japanese village. When he is betrayed, he turns his skills against his former employers, determined that the two warring sides should destroy each other. 'Yojimbo' was later remade by Sergio Leone as the Clint Eastwood spaghetti western 'A Fistful of Dollars'.
Sanjuro (1962)Sanjuro (Toshiro Mifune), a shabby samurai, teams up with eight young warriors who seek out corruption among the elders of their clan. They also embark on a mission to rescue a kidnapped chancellor from a corrupt war lord. Akira Kurosawa's Samurai spoof was made as a kind of sequel to 'Yojimbo' (1962), on which 'A Fistful of Dollars' was based. - Actors:
- Daisuke Katô, Toshirô Mifune, Eijiro Tone, Seizaburô Kawazu, Isuzu Yamada, Hiroshi Tachikawa, Susumu Fukita, Tatsuyo Nakadai, Kamatari Fujiwara, Atsushi Watanabe, Ichirô Nakatani, Tsunagorô Rashômon, Hideyo Amamoto, Hiroshi Yoseyama, Shinpei Takagi, Fumiyoshi Kamagaya, Michiko Kawa, Hiromi Mineoka, Reiko Dan, Tatsuya Nakadai
- Directors:
- Akira Kurosawa
- Producers:
- Akira Kurosawa, Ryûzô Kikushima, Tomoyuki Tanaka
- Writers:
- Akira Kurosawa, Ryûzô Kikushima, Hideo Oguni, Shûgorô Yamamoto
- Aka:
- Yojimbo / Tsubaki Sanjûrô
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Comedy, Drama, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 01/09/2014
- Run Time:
- 206 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Original Theatrical Trailers
- The Art of Akira Kurosawa (2013, 49 mins): Asian-cinema expert Tony Rayns discusses Kurosawa's career and influence
- Interview with filmmaker George Lucas (2001, 8 mins)
- Interview with filmmaker Alex Cox (2003, 9 mins)
- Introduction to Sanjuro by Alex Cox (2003, 5 mins)
- Full-length audio commentary on Throne of Blood by Japanese-film expert Michael Jeck
- Full-length audio commentary on Yojimbo by film critic Philip Kemp
