{"product_id":"yojimbo-sanjuro-4k-uhd-limited-edition-region-free-b-w-slipcase-copy","title":"Yojimbo \/ Sanjuro (4K UHD, Limited Edition, Region Free\/B) w\/SLIPCASE AND BOOKLET USED","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4K discs are region free, if there is a blu-ray in this set it will be region b.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription_feature_div\" class=\"a-row feature\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-small\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription_feature_div\" class=\"a-row feature\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-small\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription_feature_div\" class=\"a-row feature\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-small\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription_feature_div\" class=\"a-row feature\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-small\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription_feature_div\" class=\"a-row feature\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-small\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product attribute overview\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"value std\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product attribute overview\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"value std\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product attribute overview\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"value std\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product attribute overview\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"value std\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA double bill of Kurosawa classics, newly presented on 4K Ultra HD.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYojimbo:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeven Samurai\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(1954),\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eYojimbo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAkira Kurosawa’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003etribute to the widescreen action Westerns of John Ford and was itself remade as a Western by Sergio Leone as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Fistful of Dollars\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\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. Showing his skills with the sword within minutes of his arrival, he soon has the town’s rival factions competing for his services.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKurosawa’s genius for storytelling combines with thrilling swordplay, a healthy dose of black humour, a soundtrack every bit as atmospheric and amusing as Ennio Morricone’s, and a towering performance from Mifune, to make\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eYojimbo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ean irresistible widescreen action adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSanjuro\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn response to the huge critical and commercial success of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eYojimbo,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eKurosawa and Mifune re-teamed a year later to make\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSanjuro,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ea hilarious comedy of manners altogether more light-hearted than its predecessor. 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Hire\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(2024, 25 mins): Kurosawa scholar Jasper Sharp discusses\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eYojimbo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSanjuro\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein this analytical assessment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio commentary on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eYojimbo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby film critic Philip Kemp (2000)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eIt is Wonderful to Create – Yojimbo\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(2002, 45 mins): the film is examined in detail in this documentary study\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eIntroduction to Sanjuro\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2003, 5 mins): filmmaker Alex Cox 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