Yojimbo [translated: The bodyguard]
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- Resource Type:
- Laserdisc Video
- Creation:
- Created or produced in 1961
- Distribution:
- Santa Monica, CA : Distributed by Voyager Co., [1990]
- Copyright:
- ©1990
Availability
| Location | Call Number | Availability | Request |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD 307 | Ask at the Service Desk | Request pickup |
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- Summary:
- In the year 1860, a wandering samurai-for-hire turns the war between two clans fighting for control of a small town to his own advantage. It is a satire on greed, violence, paranoia, and human weakness.
- Contributors:
- Language Notes:
- Item content: Japanese
Subtitles: English - Related Works:
- Other Related Resources:
- Other edition: Fistful of dollars
- Alternate Titles:
- Title translation: The bodyguard
- Subjects:
- Genres:
- Performers:
- Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Eijiro Tono, Ikio Sawamura, Seizaburo Kawazu, Kamatari Fujiwara, Isuza Yamada, Atsushi Watanabi, Kiji Sazanka, Yoko Tsukasa, Daisaku Kato, Tatsuya Nakadai.
- Production Credits:
- Executive producers, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Ryuzo Kikushima; producer and director, Akira Kurosawa; screenplay, Ryuzo Kikushima and Akira Kurosawa; music, Masaru Sato.
- General Notes:
- In Japanese with English subtitles.
Originally released as motion picture in 1961.
Extended play (CLV) laserdisc; digital sound; letterbox format. - Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, black and white ; 12 in.
- Physical Characteristics:
- plastic; metal; monochrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical
- Video Characteristics:
- laser optical
- Digital Characteristics:
- video file
- Call Numbers:
- LD 307
- ISBNs:
- 1559400730
- OCLC Numbers:
- 22245570
