{"product_id":"yojimbo-sanjuro-4k-uhd-uk-import-1","title":"Yojimbo \/ Sanjuro 4K UHD (UK Import)","description":"\u003ch1\u003eYojimbo \/ Sanjuro 4K UHD (UK Import)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBFI\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal title: \u003c\/strong\u003e用心棒 \/ \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e椿三十郎\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e1961 \/ 1962\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCountry: \u003c\/strong\u003eJapan\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRegion Code:\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/strong\u003eA\/B\/C\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContent: \u003c\/strong\u003e4K UHD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEAN: \u003c\/strong\u003e5035673000113\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImage: \u003c\/strong\u003e2.35:1 (2160p)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHDR: \u003c\/strong\u003eDolby Vision \/ HDR10\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAudio: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eJapanese - DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1\u003cbr\u003eJapanese - LPCM 1.0 Mono Audio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubtitles: \u003c\/strong\u003eEnglish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge Rating: \u003c\/strong\u003e12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Classic \/ Action \/ Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCast:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToshirô Mifune\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEijiro Tono, Takashi Shimura\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDirector: \u003c\/strong\u003eAkira Kurosawa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eYojimbo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSeven Samurai\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1954), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eYojimbo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was Kurosawa’s tribute to the widescreen action Westerns of John Ford and was itself remade as a Western by Sergio Leone as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Fistful of Dollars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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. 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Whilst 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExtras:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2 x 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-rays presented in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNewly recorded interview with Jasper Sharp (2024)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudio commentary on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eYojimbo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by film critic Philip Kemp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSanjuro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by filmmaker Alex Cox (2003, 5 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInterview with filmmaker Alex Cox (2003, 9 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal trailers for both films\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"British Film Institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53744334274901,"sku":null,"price":34.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/4236\/5013\/files\/yojimbo_494f2860-2768-4b94-9b88-097a9aebe673.jpg?v=1776862432","url":"https:\/\/universeofentertainment.es\/en\/products\/yojimbo-sanjuro-4k-uhd-uk-import-1","provider":"Universe of Entertainment","version":"1.0","type":"link"}