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Yojimbo / Sanjuro: Two Samurai Films by Akira Kurosawa [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray]
Yojimbo / Sanjuro 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray brings together two of Akira Kurosawa’s most iconic works, following the legendary wandering samurai Sanjuro in a pair of stories that cemented Toshiro Mifune as one of cinema’s most unforgettable screen presences. In Yojimbo, Sanjuro manipulates two feuding clans in a dusty town with razor-sharp wit and lethal efficiency. In Sanjuro, he returns to aid a group of idealistic young warriors, adding cynicism, comedy, and a deepening sense of world-weary wisdom. Together, these films form a defining chapter in Japanese cinema and a thrilling, darkly comic diptych from one of the medium’s greatest directors.
Yojimbo (1961)
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 by Walter Hill—this exhilarating genre-twister remains one of the most influential and entertaining films of all time.
Film Info
Japan
1961
110 minutes
Black & White
2.39:1 (4K UHD box-set edition); 2.35:1 (Blu-ray)
Japanese
Spine #52
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Sanjuro (1962)
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Akira Kurosawa’s tightly paced, beautifully composed Sanjuro. In this sly companion piece to Yojimbo, jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of young warriors weed out their clan’s evil influences, and in the process turns their image of a “proper” samurai on its ear. Less brazen in tone than its predecessor but equally entertaining, this classic character’s return is a masterpiece in its own right.
Film Info
Japan
1962
95 minutes
Black & White
2.39:1 (4K UHD box-set edition); 2.35:1 (Blu-ray)
Japanese
Spine #53
Yojimbo / Sanjuro: Two Samurai Films by Akira Kurosawa [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray]
4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
Yojimbo (1961)
• New, restored high-definition digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• Optional Dolby Digital 3.0 soundtrack, preserving the original Perspecta simulated-stereo effects (DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray edition)
• Audio commentary by film historian and Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince
• Documentary on the making of Yojimbo, created as part of the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create, featuring Kurosawa, actor Tatsuya Nakadai, production designer Yoshiro Muraki, and longtime Kurosawa collaborator Teruyo Nogami
• Theatrical teaser and trailer
• Stills gallery of behind-the-scenes photos
• PLUS: An essay by film scholar Alexander Sesonske and comments from Kurosawa and his cast and crewCover by Lucien S. Y. Yang
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Sanjuro (1962)
• 4K digital restorations, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks (4K UHD); restored high-definition digital transfers, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks (Blu-ray)
• In the 4K UHD edition: Two 4K UHD discs of the films and two Blu-rays with the films and special features
• Optional DTS-HD Master Audio Perspecta 3.0 soundtracks, preserving the original simulated stereo effects
• Audio commentaries by Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince
• Documentaries on the making of Yojimbo and Sanjuro, created as part of the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create
• Teasers and trailers
• Stills galleries of behind-the-scenes photos
• PLUS: Essays by film writers Alexander Sesonske and Michael Sragow and comments from Kurosawa and members of his casts and crewsCovers by Lucien S. Y. Yang