Yojimbo / Janus Films, Toho Company, Toho-Kurosawa production ; produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka and Ryuzo Kikushima ; screenplay by Ryuzo Kikushima and Akira Kurosawa ; directed by Akira Kurosawa.

Format Video (DVD)
EditionSpecial ed.; [widescreen].
Publication InfoIrvington, N.Y. : The Criterion Collection, [2007]
Description1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects
DVD-Video discs.
Feature films.
Foreign films--Japan.
Samurai--Japan. --Drama.
Clans--Japan. --Drama.
Corruption--Japan. --Drama.
Imprisonment--Japan. --Drama.
Japan--Drama.

Other author/creatorKurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998.
Other author/creatorKikushima, Ryuzo.
Other author/creatorTanaka, Tomoyuki.
Other author/creatorMifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997.
Other author/creatorKurosawa Purodakushon.
Other author/creatorTōhō Kabushiki Kaisha.
Other author/creatorJanus Films.
Other author/creatorCriterion Collection (Firm)
SeriesCriterion collection ; 52
Criterion collection 52. ^A458475
Abstract "To rid a terror-stricken village of corruption, the wily masterless samurai Sanjuro turns a range war between two evil clans to his own advantage."--Container.
General noteOriginally released as a motion picture in 1961.
General noteSpecial features: Audio commentary by film historian and Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince; a 45 minute documentary on the making of Yojimbo; theatrical trailer and teaser; stills gallery of behind the scenes photos; plus a booklet featuring an essay by critic Alexander Sesonske and notes from Kurosawa and his cast and crew.
CreditsCinematography, Kazuo Miyagawa; music, Masaro Sato.
Cast Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yoko Tsukasa, Isuzu Yamada.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageIn Japanese with optional English subtitles.
ISBN1934121061
ISBN9781934121061
UPC 715515021524

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Joyner Compact DVDs PN1995.9.F67 Y65 2007 DVD ✔ Available Place Hold