the incomparable toshiro mifune stars in akira kurosawa's visually stunning and darkly comic yojimbo (the bodyguard). in order to rid a village of corruption, masterless samurai sanjuro turns a range war between two evil clans to his own advantage. remade both as 'a fistful of dollars' and, more recently, 'last man standing', this exhilarating gangster-western remains one of the most influential and entertaining genre-twisters ever produced. criterion is proud to present yojimbo in a luminous tohoscope transfer.

Product details

Actor	Eijiro Tono, Toshiro Mifune, Seizaburo Kawazu
Director	Akira Kurosawa
Label	BFI

Content	DVD
Edition	b/w
FSK / age rating	from age 6
Publication date	28.08.2017
Genre	Action Drama Thriller

EAN	5035673020197
Length	106 minutes
Audio	Japanese (Dolby Digital)
Subtitles	English
Year of production	1961
Original title	Yôjinbô (Japanese)
Version	UK Version
Region code	2

Customer reviews

Yojimbo the Bodyguard

Written on 01. September 2004 by Mr.B.

This customer review refers to an alternative version, which is no longer available.

genial. mehr kann man gar nicht sagen. Der Wortkarge Toshiro Mifune in einem Film der unübertrefflich und zeitlos ist!
Yojimbo

Written on 24. June 2003 by Reto Schaltegger.

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Genial!! Meister Kurosawa.
kult

Written on 11. May 2006 by seeland movie maniac.

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original! die remakes sind all bekannt, fistfull of dollars oder last man standing. MUSS MAN GESEHEN HABEN! HAIL AKIRA
genial

Written on 12. April 2005 by nosferatu.

This customer review refers to a alternative version.

muss man gesehen haben!

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Yojimbo (1961) b/w English · DVD

Yojimbo (1961)
b/w English · DVD