The Bodyguard
Yôjinbô, feature film, drama, triler, Japan, 1961
DIRECTED BY: Akira Kurosawa
CAST:
Toshirô Mifune (Sanjuro Kuwabatake / Samurai),
Tatsuya Nakadai (Unosuke),
Yôko Tsukasa (Nui),
Isuzu Yamada (Orin),
Daisuke Katô (Inokichi)
Seizaburô Kawazu (Seibê)
SCRIPT:
Akira Kurosawa,
Ryuzo Kikushima
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Kazuo Miyagawa
MUSIC:
Masaru Satô
EDITING:
Akira Kurosawa
Synopsis:
The story takes place in Japan during the 19th century. The main character is a samurai, Yojimbo, who arrives in a town where two gangsters rule and constantly fight. This eastern, a western in an eastern fashion, inspired Sergio Leone’s film Fistful of Dollars.
b/w, 110'