Yojimbo : The bodyguard

The Resource Yojimbo : The bodyguard
Label
Yojimbo : The bodyguard
Title remainder
The bodyguard
Statement of responsibility
Janus Films ; Seneca International presents a Toho Company, Ltd. production ; screenplay, Ryuzo Kikushima and Akira Kurosawa ; produced and directed by Akira Kurosawa
Title variation
  • Bodyguard
  • Yojimbo, the bodyguard
  • Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • jpn
  • eng
  • jpn
Summary
In the year 1860, a wandering samurai-for-hire turns the war between two clans fighting for control of a small town to his own advantage. A satire on greed, violence, paranoia and human weakness. Includes theatrical trailer, audio commentary, and documentary on the making of the film
Member of
Cataloging source
KyLxBWI
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Kazuo Miyagawa; music, Masaru Sato; executive producers, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Ryuzo Kikushima
Dewey number
  • [Fic]
  • 895.6/35
Language note
Soundtrack in Japanese; subtitles in English
PerformerNote
Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Eijiro Tono, Ikio Sawamura, Seizaburo Kawazu, Kamatari Fujiwara, Isuzu Yamada, Atsushi Watanabi, Kiji Sazanka, Yoko Tsukasa, Daisaku Kato, Tatsuya Nakadai
Runtime
110
Series statement
Criterion collection
Series volume
52
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
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