{"product_id":"yojimbo-sanjuro-uk-import-4k-uhd","title":"Yojimbo \/ Sanjuro (UK Import 4K UHD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUK Import. 4K UHD disc is Region Free, should play on any 4K player \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYojimbo:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeven Samurai\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(1954),\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eYojimbo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAkira Kurosawa’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003etribute to the widescreen action Westerns of John Ford and was itself remade as a Western by Sergio Leone as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Fistful of Dollars\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1964). Played by the great Toshiro Mifune, the film’s enigmatic samurai is a scruffy and itinerant warrior who wanders into a strange town and right into the middle of a war between two clans. Showing his skills with the sword within minutes of his arrival, he soon has the town’s rival factions competing for his services.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKurosawa’s genius for storytelling combines with thrilling swordplay, a healthy dose of black humour, a soundtrack every bit as atmospheric and amusing as Ennio Morricone’s, and a towering performance from Mifune, to make\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eYojimbo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ean irresistible widescreen action adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSanjuro\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn response to the huge critical and commercial success of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eYojimbo,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eKurosawa and Mifune re-teamed a year later to make\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSanjuro,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ea hilarious comedy of manners altogether more light-hearted than its predecessor. The story has Sanjuro (Mifune) running lazy rings around nine naïve and clean-cut samurai and two genteel ladies, whilst also cleaning up a spot of corruption in local government.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhilst Kurosawa plays most of it for laughs, expertly parodying the conventions of Japanese period action films, he stages a startling switch of mood with an intense finale which may well be the briefest, and most breathtaking duel in all cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-summary\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"header_lvl2 hideSmall\"\u003eExtras:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRestored in 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSword For Hire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2024, 25 mins): Kurosawa scholar Jasper Sharp discusses\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eYojimbo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSanjuro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein this analytical assessment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudio commentary on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eYojimbo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby film critic Philip Kemp (2000)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIt is Wonderful to Create – Yojimbo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2002, 45 mins): the film is examined in detail in this documentary study\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSanjuro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2003, 5 mins): filmmaker Alex Cox introduces\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSanjuro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNewly recorded audio commentary on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSanjuro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Japanese-Australian filmmaker Kenta McGrath\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIt is Wonderful to Create – Sanjuro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2002, 37 mins): the film is examined in detail in this short documentary study\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOut of the Dust Storm and into the Koi Pond (2025, 18 mins): Nic Wassell considers the role of nature as a background to the machinations of mankind in role of nature as a background to the machinations of mankind in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eYojimbo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSanjuro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAlex Cox on Kurosawa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2003, 9 mins): the director discusses the life and work of Akira Kurosawa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal Japanese trailers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImage galleries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45080629477576,"sku":"BFIU0022","price":64.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/yojimbosanjuro4k_aed54cca-3ddd-4a30-8e79-93359a5b507a.jpg?v=1778458987","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/products\/yojimbo-sanjuro-uk-import-4k-uhd","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}