Revue Event: YOJIMBO (1961) – Presented on 35mm!
Runtime: 110 mins | Release Year: 1961 | Rating: NR | Genre(s): Drama, Thriller
Production Country: Japan | Original Language: Japanese
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk merchant Tazaemon and sake merchant Tokuemon to hire him as a personal bodyguard, then artfully sets in motion a full-scale gang war between the two ambitious and unscrupulous men.
Showtimes
Presented on 35mm! 65th Anniversary Screenings!
The incomparable Toshiro Mifune stars in Akira Kurosawa’s visually stunning and darkly comic Yojimbo. To rid a terror-stricken village of corruption, wily masterless samurai Sanjuro turns a range war between two evil clans to his own advantage. Remade twice, by Sergio Leone and Walter Hill, this exhilarating genre-twister remains one of the most influential and entertaining films of all time. (JANUS FILMS)
35mm print Courtesy of Janus Films
Part of the Revue Film Society series!
Cast/Crew Info
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yoko Tsukasa, Isuzu Yamada, Daisuke Kato