110 mins |
Rated
M (Violence)
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Starring Toshiro Mifune, Eijirō Tōno, Tatsuya Nakadai, Seizaburo Kawazu
Playing as part of Academy's Japanese Director Showcase July 15-31.
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.
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Playing as part of Academy's Japanese Director Showcase July 15-31.
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.