You know, for being a self described movie guy, Kurosawa is a blind spot for me. Probably because 7 Samurai is so much to take in. Maybe I’ll give yojimbo a try and see what I prefer
Yojimbo is probably his most accessible to modern audiences. It’s under 2 hours and it goes at a breakneck pace most of the time with pretty much every conversation being interrupted for some action. Mifune also might be at his coolest here.
Fistful of Dollars is better when it was named Yojimbo.
You know, for being a self described movie guy, Kurosawa is a blind spot for me. Probably because 7 Samurai is so much to take in. Maybe I’ll give yojimbo a try and see what I prefer
Yojimbo is probably his most accessible to modern audiences. It’s under 2 hours and it goes at a breakneck pace most of the time with pretty much every conversation being interrupted for some action. Mifune also might be at his coolest here.