用心棒 /
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1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (19 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm)
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1961
To rid a terror-stricken village of corruption, wily masterless samurai Sanjuro (Toshiro Mifune) turns a range war between two evil clans to his own advantage
Special features: audio commentary by film historian and Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince; 1 45-min. 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 behing-the scenes photos; and a booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Alexander Sesonske and comments from Kurosawa and his cast and crew
Cinematography, Kazuo Miyagawa ; music, Masaru Satō
Mifune Toshirō, Nakadai Tatsuya, Tsukasa Yōko, Yamada Isuzu, Kato Daisuke
Blu-ray disc; Region A; aspect ratio 2.35:1; DTS-HD Master Audio Perspecta 3.0, mono.; requires Blu-ray player
In Japanese with optional subtitles in English