The Criterion Collection
Yojimbo
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Directed by: Akira Kurosawa
Featuring: Toshiro Mifune, Eijiro Tono, Kamatari Fujiwara, Takashi Shimura, Seizaburo Kawazu, Isuzu Yamada, Hiroshi Tachikawa, Kyu Sazanka, Tatsuya Nakadai, Daisuke Kato, Ikio Sawamura, Ko Nishimura, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Toko Tsukasa, Susumu Fujita
Year: 1961
Time: 110 min.
Series: The Criterion Collection
Edition #: 52
Release Date: January 07 2025
MSRP:
Box set exclusive
4K UHD Blu-ray/Blu-ray
2 Discs | BD-50/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