Yojimbo (1961)
Country: JAP
Technical: bw 110m
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Takashi Shimura
Synopsis:
A masterless samurai arrives without purpose in a godforsaken town presided over by two rival gangs of gamblers and killers. He sets about making himself some money from the situation but finishes up doing the right thing.
Review:
An energetic score and gritty mise-en-scène enliven a story not without longueurs. Its principal points of interest lie in the cynical violence and the contrast between Mifune's naturalistic acting and the theatrical contortions of much of the cast. Interesting how Leone retained this amalgam of performance styles, with persuasion from Eastwood.
Country: JAP
Technical: bw 110m
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Takashi Shimura
Synopsis:
A masterless samurai arrives without purpose in a godforsaken town presided over by two rival gangs of gamblers and killers. He sets about making himself some money from the situation but finishes up doing the right thing.
Review:
An energetic score and gritty mise-en-scène enliven a story not without longueurs. Its principal points of interest lie in the cynical violence and the contrast between Mifune's naturalistic acting and the theatrical contortions of much of the cast. Interesting how Leone retained this amalgam of performance styles, with persuasion from Eastwood.
Country: JAP
Technical: bw 110m
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Takashi Shimura
Synopsis:
A masterless samurai arrives without purpose in a godforsaken town presided over by two rival gangs of gamblers and killers. He sets about making himself some money from the situation but finishes up doing the right thing.
Review:
An energetic score and gritty mise-en-scène enliven a story not without longueurs. Its principal points of interest lie in the cynical violence and the contrast between Mifune's naturalistic acting and the theatrical contortions of much of the cast. Interesting how Leone retained this amalgam of performance styles, with persuasion from Eastwood.