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Summary: A must see!
Review: You don't get much better than this! This movie had everything from drama, action, comedy and a touch of class that is unmatched. Akira Kurosawa was a true master and created a true masterpiece. I feel sorry for anyone who does not get to see this brilliant example of film making. Well done Akira Kurosawa!
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Summary: Kurosawa classic!
Review: Definetly one of the greatest movies of all time, which always means there will be an american remake. In this instance Last Man Standing starring Bruce Willis. Although LMS is a great movie it doen not even come close to the original. A must see!
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Summary: One of the world's ten best films
Review: It's black and white, it has subtitles, and it's old; but it was so ahead of its time that it really is as good or better than every gritty, macho film made since. Mifune fills first and best a role similar to that played by Alan Ladd so well in 'Shane' and by Arnold Schwartzenegger in the white-knuckled treat 'Terminator II.' The character Yojimbo, though a swordsman/ronin in feudal Japan, is really the classic twentieth century action hero -- having a sense of humor, low-key self confidence, a concern for the powerless, and an ability to be suddenly and relentlessly lethal when circumstances require. It is one of the world's ten best films of all time, and is especially a treat for action film buffs that do not mind a little character development in their films. (Sequel: the also excellent 'Sanjuro' with Mifune)
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Summary: I'm hooked; it's my favorite movie.
Review: What is it about this movie that is so hugely appealing? The humor is both subtle, and slapstick, and the dark moments--when the woman is on the rope and can't get to her little son--are bleak indeed. But that's life, in so many ways. We swing wildly from happiness to despair, at times, and like the hero and the numerous villains, none of us are usually as good as we would like to think we are. That. for me, is part of the charm of Yojimbo: it's scruffy and noble at the same time--and so, sometimes, are we. And is there anything funnier than the ending, when Sanjuro looks around at the burned-out town, with everyone dead, then says, "It'll be quiet in this town now."?? As many times as I've seen this, I still laugh out loud.
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Summary: Pure pleasure
Review: Probably one of the most outrageously stylish action movies ever, and certainly one of the funniest. Its explosive violence and gallows humour have been imitated by countless other movies, none of which (needless to say) have ever equalled the wicked flair and sheer glee of the original. Nor has any other actor ever attained the level of cool displayed by the late great Toshiro Mifune, who strolls through the action as a hero so laid-back he's practically horizontal. It's not only a great film by one of the acknowledged geniuses of world cinema; it's also pure entertainment. If you enjoy this, look out for the follow-up "Sanjuro" - one of the very few sequels in cinema history to live up to its predecessor.
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Summary: The Last Action Hero
Review: Probably the first self-reflexive action film in an era of cinematic self-conciosuness of Truffaut and Godard, YOJIMBO has already been done to death by Hollywood and Leone in various permutations, but seldom equaled. Comments by one Jules Carrozza (see below) who probably see samurai flicks to giggle at "those wacky Asians" are what makes selling Asian cinema hard to American audience. I urge you have to discount his astute "observations" and give this arguably historic film a chance. Remember YOJIMBO is also a comedy.
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Summary: Kurosawa's Best Filmed Deserves a Place in any Collection
Review: Yojimbo is comic Kurosawa at its best. Kurowawa speaks of the beauty and dignity in life through comically evil characters filled with selfishness and disinterest. A bored passer-by uses the faults of a town for his own profit and amusement, turning the two equally bad factions of the town against each other, switching sides ruthlessly until all, save our anti-hero, have gotten what they deserve-death. Our anti-hero, played by the great Toshiro Mifune in perhaps his best role, is as bad as the rest, differentiated only by his awarness of the ridiculousness of all and his view that evil deserves evil. Like a flawed god in a Greek play, he comes from nowhere, dispenses justice, and leaves. Because he is so univolved in the petty and ruthless affairs of the townspeople, he is able to see the humor of the flawed town, sharing his cynical amusement with the viewer. Apart from the interesting plot, stolen by Fistful of Dollars, the filming of this movie is what makes it worth a place in any private collection. The camara work is completely amazing, and I have found myself watching Kurosawa at work, ignoring the characters and plot completely. The film is shot at right angles, with very few diagonals, which combined with the lighting create a very two diminsional effect. This theatrical style adds to the charicatures of the townspeople and to the superior disinterest of the viewer which allows such empathy with the anti-hero. As expected in a Kurosawa film, the composition of shots is perfect, like an endless series of thoughtful paintings strung together at so many frames per second. Kurosawa's seemless transition between the compositions is a dance of editing, camara movement and choreography. This great film can be watched many times on many levels, as it is fun delving into the wonderful technical feats of Kurosawa. What makes this my favorite film, however, it that it is also so enjoyable to watch, the first time, simply because of the humor, the interesting plot, and the incredible acting performance of Toshiro Mifune.
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Summary: Funny but still kinda boring
Review: Toshiro Mifune plays a samurai who's just lookin' for trouble. He comes to a town, lops off some arms, get's beat up, and then ingages in a battle at the end. It's really hilarous watching Mifune chop guy's plastic limbs off. Funniest scene: Dog carries a man's hand around in his mouth. Tape is letterboxed and subtitled
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Summary: A Must-See Kurosawa classic!!
Review: This film is one of my favorite..its a great fun to see Toshiro Mifune shifting back and forth between two battling clans.. A great film!!
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Summary: Do You Feel Lucky Kurosawa?
Review: Toshiro Mifune's silk clothes must stink, but don't mess with this guy. He's a killer with a bad hair-do. I loved the hired killers of the village with their brag and weird swordplay stances. There's a 19th Century Japan feel to a village that might as well have been Dodge City in the American West. Kurosawa is a funny guy. How he adapted Dashel Hammet's California gangster story of waring gangs is Asian alchemy.
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