Yojimbo
This is a story of an unemployed samurai who while looking for work finds a small town has been infested with two warring clans. Yojimbo translates to the bodyguard and that is the service Sanjuro offers to the highest bidder. He realizes that he can wipe out all of the corruption by manipulating each group into destroying the other. The old man that he is staying with tells Sanjuro that his idea is a fool’s errand, but the masterless Samurai decides to take his chances.
This film was at times funny with the colorful cast of characters in each clan. It also is touching how Sanjuro desires to help out various townspeople, eventhough he refuses to acknowledge that he cares. It is a little long at times when he is going back and forth, back and forth from one group to the next deceiving the stupidest among their ranks; but, overall, it was entertaining. It could easily shave off 20-30 minutes and still tell the story effectively.
This film was at times funny with the colorful cast of characters in each clan. It also is touching how Sanjuro desires to help out various townspeople, eventhough he refuses to acknowledge that he cares. It is a little long at times when he is going back and forth, back and forth from one group to the next deceiving the stupidest among their ranks; but, overall, it was entertaining. It could easily shave off 20-30 minutes and still tell the story effectively.
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Nate Clarke, at 11:46 AM
I love Akria Kurasawa. This is the type of movie that you can see having all sorts of influnece over Hollywood, especially westerns. From the deserted town street with nervous people peeking out of shutters to the deul in the same street at high noon, you would think you were watching a western, only it's samurai.
There is a subtle dark side to this film (not just the violence) in that there is a sense of nihilism. Death will come, I may as well try to make some money. But that is what gives the main character his strong sense of resolve.
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