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Yojimbo/Sanjuro: Two Samurai Films By Akira Kurosawa <strong>(Criterion Collection)</strong> [DVD]
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Yojimbo/Sanjuro: Two Samurai Films By Akira Kurosawa (Criterion Collection)

  
Format:  Yojimbo/Sanjuro: Two Samurai Films By Akira Kurosawa DVD 
 
 
The film that helped inspire the western classic "A Fistful of Dollars," Akira Kurosawa's "Yojimbo" 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" 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 Dolby Digital 3.0; Subtitles: English. In Japanese with English subtitles.
 
SKU: D69445
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Category:
Foreign
Director:
Akira Kurosawa
Rated:
NR
Color:
Black & White
Format: 
DVD Criterion
Closed Captioned:
 No
Cast:  Toshiro Mifune, Yosuke Natsuki, Yoko Tsukasa, Takashi Shimura, Ikio Sawamura, Kamatari Fujiwara, Tatsuya Nakadai, Susumu Fujita, Eijiro Tono, Hiroshi Tachikawa, Seizaburo Kawazu, Isuzu Yamada, Kyu Sazanka, Daisuke Kato
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