list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Yojimbo on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Yojimbo/39264/default.aspx Title: Yojimbo
Year: 1961
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Plot: Toshiro Mifune portrays a Samurai who finds himself in the middle of a feud-torn Japanese village. Neither side is particularly honorable, but Mifune is hungry and impoverished, so he agrees to work as bodyguard (or Yojimbo) for a silk merchant (Kamatari Fujiwara) against a sake merchant (Takashi Shimura). He then pretends to go to work for the other, the better to let the enemies tear each other apart. Imprisoned for his "treachery," he escapes just in time to watch the two warring sides wipe each other out. This was his plan all along, and now that peace has been restored, he leaves the village for further exploits. Yes, Yojimbo was the prototype for the Clint Eastwood "Man with No Name" picture A Fistful of Dollars (1964). The difference is that Fistful relies on Eastwood for its success, whereas Yojimbo scores on every creative level, from director Akira Kurosawa to cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa to Mifune's classic lead performance. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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]]>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:49:40 GMTYojimbo1961Akira Kurosawa<a href="/players/P____49015/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Toshiro Mifune</a> portrays a Samurai who finds himself in the middle of a feud-torn Japanese village. Neither side is particularly honorable, but Mifune is hungry and impoverished, so he agrees to work as bodyguard (or Yojimbo) for a silk merchant (<a href="/players/P____25258/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Kamatari Fujiwara</a>) against a sake merchant (<a href="/players/P____65330/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Takashi Shimura</a>). He then pretends to go to work for the other, the better to let the enemies tear each other apart. Imprisoned for his "treachery," he escapes just in time to watch the two warring sides wipe each other out. This was his plan all along, and now that peace has been restored, he leaves the village for further exploits. Yes, Yojimbo was the prototype for the <a href="/players/P____88601/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Clint Eastwood</a> "Man with No Name" picture <a href=/films/11801/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>A Fistful of Dollars</a> (1964). The difference is that <I>Fistful</I> relies on Eastwood for its success, whereas Yojimbo scores on every creative level, from director <a href="/players/P____98309/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Akira Kurosawa</a> to cinematographer <a href="/players/P___103123/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Kazuo Miyagawa</a> to Mifune's classic lead performance. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide22Tag Target (>10)40574http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t90198v4tmc.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Yojimbo/39264/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Polls/Re_Which_of_these_films_from_Kevin_Jackson_s_list/657/42597/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 6/10/2009 11:45:30 AM
Body: Here are some more if anyone cares: 8. Stanley Kubricks's 'Napoleon' Riding high on the critical success of 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Kubrick believed that he had MGM in the palm of his hand, and was finally in a position to make 'the one film I've always wanted to make, the life of Napoleon'. He was almost right: Napoleon came so close to being shot that some filmographies - such as that in Joseph Gelmis's The Film Director as Superstar (1970) - actually list it as a completed work. Cynics were not slow to point out the reasons why Kubrick might have found the Corsican such an appealing subject, but their quips were blunted by the director's own willingness to confess how much he identified with Bonaparte, even down to copying the undiscriminating manner in which Napoleon wolfed his food. Kubrick planned to start shooting in the winter of 1969 - three months on location, four in studio - using as many as 40,000 infantrymen and 10,000 cavalry. Jack Nicholson, still a hungry young actor, was the unconventional choice for the title role. By August 1969, however, corporate changes at MGM meant that Kubrick no longer had approval for his grandiose scheme, and he went on to develop the much more modestly budgeted A Clockwork Orange, from the novella by Anthony Burgess. One of the few concrete survivals from this busy period is Burgess's novel Napoleon Symphony, dedicated to Kubrick. 7. Bernardo Bertolucci's 'Red Harvest' Ever since the late 1960s Bernardo Bertolucci had been telling people that one of his dream projects would be a film based on Dashiell Hammett's 1929 novel. He came closest to achieving the dream in the early 1980s, when Jack Nicholson and Debra Winger were both attached to the project. It soon fell through, partly because of a complication concerning rights to the book. But perhaps it would have been a rather redundant project anyway, since the essential plot of Red Harvest has turned up, only lightly disguised, in everything from Kurosawa's Yojimbo (a samurai version) to A Fistful of Dollars to Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome to Miller's Crossing to Last Man Standing...
]]>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:45:30 GMTRisseladaMovie Polls6/10/2009 11:45:30 AMHere are some more if anyone cares: 8. Stanley Kubricks's 'Napoleon' Riding high on the critical success of 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Kubrick believed that he had MGM in the palm of his hand, and was finally in a position to make 'the one film I've always wanted to make, the life of Napoleon'. He was almost right: Napoleon came so close to being shot that some filmographies - such as that in Joseph Gelmis's The Film Director as Superstar (1970) - actually list it as a completed work. Cynics were not slow to point out the reasons why Kubrick might have found the Corsican such an appealing subject, but their quips were blunted by the director's own willingness to confess how much he identified with Bonaparte, even down to copying the undiscriminating manner in which Napoleon wolfed his food. Kubrick planned to start shooting in the winter of 1969 - three months on location, four in studio - using as many as 40,000 infantrymen and 10,000 cavalry. Jack Nicholson, still a hungry young actor, was the unconventional choice for the title role. By August 1969, however, corporate changes at MGM meant that Kubrick no longer had approval for his grandiose scheme, and he went on to develop the much more modestly budgeted A Clockwork Orange, from the novella by Anthony Burgess. One of the few concrete survivals from this busy period is Burgess's novel Napoleon Symphony, dedicated to Kubrick. 7. Bernardo Bertolucci's 'Red Harvest' Ever since the late 1960s Bernardo Bertolucci had been telling people that one of his dream projects would be a film based on Dashiell Hammett's 1929 novel. He came closest to achieving the dream in the early 1980s, when Jack Nicholson and Debra Winger were both attached to the project. It soon fell through, partly because of a complication concerning rights to the book. But perhaps it would have been a rather redundant project anyway, since the essential plot of Red Harvest has turned up, only lightly disguised, in everything from Kurosawa's Yojimbo (a samurai version) to A Fistful of Dollars to Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome to Miller's Crossing to Last Man Standing... http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_January_5_Man_s_Best_Friend/625/39205/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 1/7/2009 12:58:42 PM
Body: Just a couple favorite dog moments the sprung to mind. The dog in Yojimbo with a severed hand in it's mouth. When Jack Black as a Biker kicks the dog off the bridge in Anchoman. "Now this is happening"
]]>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:58:42 GMTRisseladaWeekly Theme1/7/2009 12:58:42 PMJust a couple favorite dog moments the sprung to mind. The dog in Yojimbo with a severed hand in it's mouth. When Jack Black as a Biker kicks the dog off the bridge in Anchoman. "Now this is happening" http://www.spout.com/groups/Friends_of_Foreign_Flicks/Re_Foreign_Film_Name_Game/591/30071/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: unclefestering
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Post Date: 5/28/2008 10:10:16 AM
Body: Yojimbo (1961)
]]>Wed, 28 May 2008 14:10:16 GMTunclefesteringFriends of Foreign Flicks5/28/2008 10:10:16 AMYojimbo (1961) http://www.spout.com/blogs/risselada/archive/2008/1/10/23738.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Body: Per un pugno di dollari (A Fistful of Dollars)What can I say? This movie started a pretty huge avalanche. Both for Leone's and Eastwood's careers, the budding Spaghetti Western genre, and probably for for European genre movies in full.As probably anyone reading this is already well aware, it's pretty much a close remake of Yojimbo. But some characters are changed both reflecting the time of the American Southwest western where it's set, and Italian film for who it was intended.The movie is enjoyable, with a few quite memorable moments (the gigantic barrel exploding into the bad guys may be my favorite). But it's impossible for me not to think about it as just being the testing waters for the perfection that would eventually come with The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. In fact the second movie in this series of sorts, For a Few Dollars More, takes many sequences and styles of this movie and gets them to a more finalized state that are basically rehashed again in The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly only fitted together in a perfectly satisfying entirety.Rating: 9/10
]]>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:25:51 GMTRisseladaRisselada Blog1/10/2008 3:25:51 PMPer un pugno di dollari (A Fistful of Dollars)What can I say? This movie started a pretty huge avalanche. Both for Leone&#39;s and Eastwood&#39;s careers, the budding Spaghetti Western genre, and probably for for European genre movies in full.As probably anyone reading this is already well aware, it&#39;s pretty much a close remake of Yojimbo. But some characters are changed both reflecting the time of the American Southwest western where it&#39;s set, and Italian film for who it was intended.The movie is enjoyable, with a few quite memorable moments (the gigantic barrel exploding into the bad guys may be my favorite). But it&#39;s impossible for me not to think about it as just being the testing waters for the perfection that would eventually come with The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. In fact the second movie in this series of sorts, For a Few Dollars More, takes many sequences and styles of this movie and gets them to a more finalized state that are basically rehashed again in The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly only fitted together in a perfectly satisfying entirety.Rating: 9/10 http://www.spout.com/blogs/downwest/archive/2007/12/21/23115.aspx Post By: downwest
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Post Date: 12/21/2007 10:28:36 PM
Body: This is one of those films that, together with Red Beard and Seven Samurai, exhibit Toshiro Mifune's versatility as an actor. I'd have to watch this again to re-examine Kurosawa's approach to directing, but Mifune really stood out the first time most definitely.
]]>Sat, 22 Dec 2007 03:28:36 GMTdownwestdownwest Blog12/21/2007 10:28:36 PMThis is one of those films that, together with Red Beard and Seven Samurai, exhibit Toshiro Mifune&#39;s versatility as an actor. I&#39;d have to watch this again to re-examine Kurosawa&#39;s approach to directing, but Mifune really stood out the first time most definitely. http://www.spout.com/blogs/risselada/archive/2007/12/13/22789.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 12/13/2007 5:06:24 PM
Body: This blog entry is part of my “movie year countdown”. To read more about that check out my first Spout filmblog entry.YojimboIt's the second time I've seen this movie, and hey it's a lot of fun. Listening to discussion of this film fits you into a whole back and forth history of different directors from all around the globe inspiring each other. This film was inspired by American film-noir and westerns and was both a tribute and a subversion of the genres while also addressing many Japanese traditions and modern conundrums. And then of course was itself the inspiration for A Fistful of Dollars which was another movie inspired by and a subversion of American westerns while playing up what was a very Italian viewpoint.And then of course you can see how the spaghetti westerns further influenced more Japanese and American cinema and it has all gone back and forth. Well I kind of see this movie as being a pivotal point in the history of sort of a whole genre of radical, gritty, and violent samurai/western theme movies with their own dark sense of humor and style.I realized how great and radical the music for this movie is too, just like Morricone's score for the inspired spaghetti westerns as well. I will have to obtain the soundtrack.Rating: 9/10
]]>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:06:24 GMTRisseladaRisselada Blog12/13/2007 5:06:24 PMThis blog entry is part of my &ldquo;movie year countdown&rdquo;. To read more about that check out my first Spout filmblog entry.YojimboIt&#39;s the second time I&#39;ve seen this movie, and hey it&#39;s a lot of fun. Listening to discussion of this film fits you into a whole back and forth history of different directors from all around the globe inspiring each other. This film was inspired by American film-noir and westerns and was both a tribute and a subversion of the genres while also addressing many Japanese traditions and modern conundrums. And then of course was itself the inspiration for A Fistful of Dollars which was another movie inspired by and a subversion of American westerns while playing up what was a very Italian viewpoint.And then of course you can see how the spaghetti westerns further influenced more Japanese and American cinema and it has all gone back and forth. Well I kind of see this movie as being a pivotal point in the history of sort of a whole genre of radical, gritty, and violent samurai/western theme movies with their own dark sense of humor and style.I realized how great and radical the music for this movie is too, just like Morricone&#39;s score for the inspired spaghetti westerns as well. I will have to obtain the soundtrack.Rating: 9/10 http://www.spout.com/blogs/jakestevens/archive/2007/10/9/20559.aspx Post By: JakeStevens
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Post Date: 10/9/2007 8:38:41 PM
Body: This is only the second Samurai film I have seen from beginning to end, the other being another Akira Kurosawa masterpiece, "Seven Samurai". As with "Seven Samurai", I was quite impressed with the masterful cinematography and use of the full 2.35:1 aspect ratio (I cannot fathom seeing this on full screen VHS - thank God for DVD). The story is full of twists and turns, but the very abrupt ending had me wanting more. I guess that's where "Sanjuro" comes in...
]]>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:38:41 GMTJakeStevensJakeStevens Blog10/9/2007 8:38:41 PMThis is only the second Samurai film I have seen from beginning to end, the other being another Akira Kurosawa masterpiece, &quot;Seven Samurai&quot;. As with &quot;Seven Samurai&quot;, I was quite impressed with the masterful cinematography and use of the full 2.35:1 aspect ratio (I cannot fathom seeing this on full screen VHS - thank God for DVD). The story is full of twists and turns, but the very abrupt ending had me wanting more. I guess that&#39;s where &quot;Sanjuro&quot; comes in... http://www.spout.com/groups/Real_movies/Re_Akira_Kurosawa/257/18245/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 8/16/2007 5:37:53 PM
Body: I've seen 5 Kurosawa movies but wish it was more.I think Seven Samurai would be a fantastic place to start!Rashomon is my other favorite.If you like Shakespeare check out Ran or Throne of Blood (I haven't seen the latter)If you watch Yojimbo or The Hidden Fortress you may feel some familiarity as the former was remade into many different movies including A Fistful of Dollars. And the latter was a large influence on portions of Star Wars.
]]>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:37:53 GMTRisseladaReal movies8/16/2007 5:37:53 PMI&#39;ve seen 5 Kurosawa movies but wish it was more.I think Seven Samurai would be a fantastic place to start!Rashomon is my other favorite.If you like Shakespeare check out Ran or Throne of Blood (I haven&#39;t seen the latter)If you watch Yojimbo or The Hidden Fortress you may feel some familiarity as the former was remade into many different movies including A Fistful of Dollars. And the latter was a large influence on portions of Star Wars. http://www.spout.com/groups/Criterion_Collection/Re_Killer_extra_features/115/18198/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: josephkuzma
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Post Date: 8/16/2007 1:09:28 AM
Body: I thoroughly enjoy the 3-disc Brazil but at the same time understand the need for the stripped down version. The single disc version Universal has had out (and discontinued several times for no apparent reason) is crap. The transfer is inferior to Criterion's, the features are non-existent (aside from the obligitory trailer & the menu, which they list as a special features). I'm sure there are people out there who enjoy a good audio and visual transfer but don't want to bothered with all the bells and whistles. I like the idea of the different versions being offered but at the same time I am bothered by the lack of re-release for the bigger (and better) version of Brazil. Maybe with time it'll get the same re-release, re-packaging that Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, Sanjuro and Amarcord got.
]]>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 05:09:28 GMTjosephkuzmaCriterion Collection8/16/2007 1:09:28 AMI thoroughly enjoy the 3-disc Brazil but at the same time understand the need for the stripped down version. The single disc version Universal has had out (and discontinued several times for no apparent reason) is crap. The transfer is inferior to Criterion&#39;s, the features are non-existent (aside from the obligitory trailer &amp; the menu, which they list as a special features). I&#39;m sure there are people out there who enjoy a good audio and visual transfer but don&#39;t want to bothered with all the bells and whistles. I like the idea of the different versions being offered but at the same time I am bothered by the lack of re-release for the bigger (and better) version of Brazil. Maybe with time it&#39;ll get the same re-release, re-packaging that Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, Sanjuro and Amarcord got. http://www.spout.com/groups/The_Casting_Futon/Re_Seven_Samurai_remake/305/8933/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: josephkuzma
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Post Date: 5/17/2007 6:34:31 AM
Body: There haven't been specifically bad ones but they've also never done a straight remake. The Magnificent Seven was the closest thing to a true remake of Seven Samurai but it wasn't a samurai movie, etc. so it avoided being to literal.The same can be said for the Yojimbo/Sanjuro remakes: Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Last Man Standing, etc.I think Kurosawa, like his sometimes inspiration Shakespeare, lends himself more to reinterpretation rather than imitaion.If this is a direct remake then it has a lot to live up to. If it's a reinterpretation it may have a good chance of being, at the very least, adequate.
]]>Thu, 17 May 2007 10:34:31 GMTjosephkuzmaThe Casting Futon5/17/2007 6:34:31 AMThere haven&#39;t been specifically bad ones but they&#39;ve also never done a straight remake. The Magnificent Seven was the closest thing to a true remake of Seven Samurai but it wasn&#39;t a samurai movie, etc. so it avoided being to literal.The same can be said for the Yojimbo/Sanjuro remakes: Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Last Man Standing, etc.I think Kurosawa, like his sometimes inspiration Shakespeare, lends himself more to reinterpretation rather than imitaion.If this is a direct remake then it has a lot to live up to. If it&#39;s a reinterpretation it may have a good chance of being, at the very least, adequate. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/love/MemberTagFilms.aspxlove
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