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Yojimbo / Sanjuro: Two Samurai Films by Akira Kurosawa 4K UHD + Blu-Ray (US Import)
Criterion
Pre-Order - Release date: 07.01.2025
Original title: Yojimbo / Sanjuro
Year: 1961 / 1962
Country: Japan
Region Code: 4K UHD: A/B/C; Blu-Ray: A
Content: 4K UHD + Blu-Ray
EAN: 715515306614
Image: 2.35:1 (2160p)
HDR: -
Audio:
Japanese - Uncompressed Bun
Japanese - DTS-HD Master Audio 3.0
Subtitles: English
Rating: Not Rated
Genre: Action / Drama
Distribution: Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Synopsis:
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 Walter Hill, this exhilarating genre-twister remains one of the most influential and entertaining films of all time.
Extras:
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
- 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
- A 45-minute 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
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by film scholar Alexander Sesonske and comments from Kurosawa and his cast and crew
