Yojimbo (Criterion Collection)

The film that helped inspire the western classic "A Fistful of Dollars," Akira Kurosawa's sly commentary on the action movie genre 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. 110 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: Japanese DTS HD 3.0 Master Audio; Subtitles: English; "making of" documentary; photo gallery; theatrical trailers. In Japanese with English subtitles.