Thanks to perhaps the most indelible character in Akira Kurosawa's oeuvre, Yojimbo surpassed even Seven Samurai in popularity when it was released. The masterless samurai Sanjuro, who slyly manipulates two warring clans to his advantage.
Condition:NEW.
Product details:
Actors: Toshirô Mifune, Eijirô Tôno, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yôko Tsukasa, Isuzu Yamada
Directors: Akira Kurosawa
Writers: Akira Kurosawa, Ryûzô Kikushima
Producers: Akira Kurosawa, Ryûzô Kikushima, Tomoyuki Tanaka
Format: Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, Black & White, Dolby, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Number of discs: 1
Rated: Unrated Not Rated
Studio: Criterion
DVD Release Date: March 23, 2010
Run Time: 110 minutes
Special Features:
Audio commentary by film historian and kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince; A 45-minute documentary on the making of Yojimbo, created as part of the toho masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: it is wonderful to create, featuring Kurosawa, actor Tatsuya Nakadai, production designer Yoshiro Muraki, and longtime Kurosawa collaborator Teruyo Nogami; Theatrical teaser and trailer; Stills gallery of behind-the-scenes photos; Plus: a booklet featuring as essay by film scholar Alexander Sesonske and comments from Kurosawa and his cast and crew
Cast & Crew:
Toshiro Mifune Sanjuro Kuwabatake
Eijiro Tono Gonji the Sake Seller
Seizaburo Kawazu Seibei
Tatsuya Nakadai Unosuke
Isuzu Yamada Orin
Daisuke Kato Inokichi
Hiroshi Tachikawa Yoichiro
Kamatari Fujiwara Tazaemon
Kyu Sazanka Ushitora
Susumu Fujita Homma
Yosuke Natsuki Farmer's Son
Akira Nishimura Kuma
Ikio Sawamura Hansuke
Takashi Shimura Tokuemon
Yoshio Tsuchiya Kohei the Farmer
Yoko Tsukasa Nui
Atsushi Watanabe Coffin Maker
Technical Credits:
Akira Kurosawa Director,Editor,Screenwriter
Kazuo Miyagawa Cinematographer
Shinobu Muraki Production Designer
Yoshiro Muraki Costumes/Costume Designer,Production Designer
Hideo Oguni Screenwriter
Tomoyuki Tanaka Producer
Ryuzo Kikushima Producer,Screenwriter
Masaru Sato Score Composer
Dashiell Hammett Source Author
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