{"product_id":"yojimbo-sanjuro-two-samurai-films-by-akira-kurosawa-4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray","title":"Yojimbo \/ Sanjuro: Two Samurai Films by Akira Kurosawa [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray]","description":"\u003cp\u003eYojimbo \/ Sanjuro: Two Samurai Films by Akira Kurosawa [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYojimbo \/ 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYojimbo (1961)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilm Info\u003cbr\u003eJapan\u003cbr\u003e1961\u003cbr\u003e110 minutes\u003cbr\u003eBlack \u0026amp; White\u003cbr\u003e2.39:1 (4K UHD box-set edition); 2.35:1 (Blu-ray)\u003cbr\u003eJapanese\u003cbr\u003eSpine #52\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSanjuro (1962)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToshiro 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilm Info\u003cbr\u003eJapan\u003cbr\u003e1962\u003cbr\u003e95 minutes\u003cbr\u003eBlack \u0026amp; White\u003cbr\u003e2.39:1 (4K UHD box-set edition); 2.35:1 (Blu-ray)\u003cbr\u003eJapanese\u003cbr\u003eSpine #53\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Criterion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46123339481158,"sku":null,"price":84.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/8096\/6982\/files\/file_cc88a82f-a3f4-4d0f-89dc-ab23b1fd356b.jpg?v=1791343458","url":"https:\/\/peakbooks.co\/products\/yojimbo-sanjuro-two-samurai-films-by-akira-kurosawa-4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray","provider":"Peak Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}