Yojimbo1961
Paired by the Criterion Channel, both on Adam Yauch’s Top 10, both directed by Akira Kurosawa, both with commentary by Stephen Prince, and both starring Tatsuya Nakadai and Toshirō Mifune
Sanjuro
椿三十郎
Japan / Japanese / 1962 / 1h 36m
- Criterion Collection
- Spine №53
- Commentary
- 1 track on the Channel player
Synopsis
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.
Commentary
All Commentators→1 streaming audio track
Commentary: Stephen Prince
