Directed by: Akira Kurosawa
Year: 1961 | 1962
Time: 110 | 96 min.
 
Series: The Criterion Collection
Release Date: January 07 2025
MSRP: $79.95
 
4K UHD Blu-ray/Blu-ray
4 Discs | BD-50/UHD-66/UHD-100
2.35:1 ratio
2.39:1 ratio
Japanese 1.0 PCM Mono
Subtitles: English
Regions A/None
 
 Audio commentary by film historian and Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince   A 45-minute documentary on the making of Yojimbo, created as part of the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It is Wonderful to Create, featuring Akira Kurosawa, actor Tatsuya Nakadai, production designer Yoshiro Muraki, and longtime Kurosawa collaborator Teruyo Nogami   Theatrical teaser and trailer   Stills gallery of behind-the-scenes photos   A booklet featuring a new essay by film scholar Alexander Sesonske and comments from Akira Kurosawa and his cast and crew   Audio commentary by film historian and Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince   A 35-minute documentary on the making of Sanjuro, created as part of the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It is Wonderful to Create, featuring Akira Kurosawa, actor Tatsuya Nakadai, production designer Yoshiro Muraki, and longtime Kurosawa collaborator Teruyo Nogami   Theatrical teaser and trailer   Stills gallery of behind-the-scenes photos   A booklet featuring a new essay by film critic Michael Sragow and comments from Akira Kurosawa and his cast and crew