Yojimbo

Roger Lin Yojimbo In Yojimbo, Akira Kurosawa satirizes Japanese greed and corruption and portrays the growing influence of capitalism. During this time in Japan, the Yakuza clan was a very strong and dangerous group equivalent to the modern day mafia. The Yakuza clans’ ideals are relatable to two themes prominent in Yojimbo: greed and corruption, and rising capitalist influence. Kurosawa satirizes these two characteristics of the Yakuza clan through the use of mise en scene. One way that Kurosawa

In Tanaka and Kurosawa’s (1961) Yojimbo, I like how the cinematography and the editing work together in showing the dark comedy behind humanity’s inhumanity. I appreciate the camerawork’s use of shots and angles that expose the pitiful characteristics of corrupted human identities. When Sanjuro Kuwabatake meets the Ushitora’s goons, the contrast between the true warrior and the superficial ones makes me laugh and feel disgusted at the same time. As a samurai, Sanjuro is confident in his sword fighting

The film Sanjuro by Akira Kurosawa is a sequel to film Yojimbo. The main character Sanjuro is a very smart and strong nomad samurai. As in Yojimbo, Sanjuro appears to be a hero who helps to get rid of the evil that terrorizes the town. In Sanjuro he helps to get rid of two rival gangster groups that terrorize general public of the town, while in Yojimbo he rescues Matsuta’s family and help to destroy corrupted superintendent. There are many similarities between two films. Sanjuro uses his intelligence

In Akira Kurosawa’s movie “Yojimbo” the time, characters are inspired by the Japanese History. Like the story happening after the collapse of the Tokugawa Era. However there are several indication that some of the techniques used were based from Western films and its style and technique. During the first part of the movie where Sanjuro came to the deserted village that is somewhat abandoned by the Japanese Government, in actuality it is more like a ghost town. It showed a classic western “wild west”

Michael Swain March, 3rd, 2015 Course: FPC211-Section A Final Assignment: Essay Yojimbo (1961)/ A Fistful Of Dollars (1967) The following essay is on two films, Yojimbo (1961) directed by Akira Kurosawa & A Fistful Of Dollars (1967) directed by Sergio Leone. The film Yojimbo was plagiarized by Sergio Leone when he made A Fistful Of Dollars and Kurosawa sued for royalties. A Fistful Of Dollars is a 1964 spaghetti western film directed by Sergio Leone starring Clint Eastwood. The film was shot

purposes in our lives. While some movies are just for fun and entertainment, other movies deliver very powerful ideas. Yojimbo is one of the most interesting movies that is full of visual metaphors and good changing camera positions that help in delivering its content. Yojimbo was filmed in 1961 by Akira Kurosawa. The events of the film took place in a small town in Japan. Yojimbo demonstrates capitalism’s destructive impact on society and the proletariat. The first impact the film tries to point

The films, “A Fistful of Dollars”, and, “Yojimbo”, both focus on an area being taken over by bandits and facing hard times due to this. A man then comes into the area as a “passerbyer” during his travels. The man notices how out of shape the area is and faces off with the bandits. He then goes to discuss what is going on with another man in the area when he was looking for food and drink. Although the films share the same basic storyline with one another, many parts of the films differ. If I, personally

Title: Two Versions of a Single Story: National Perspective and Auteur Approaches to the Outsider “Western”. Kurosawa’s Yojimbo and Leone’s Fistful of Dollars Compared. Student: I-Fu Chen Class: CTCS 502 Professor: Priya Jaikumar Due: Oct 8th, 2014 Films: Yojimba, Akira Kurasawa (dir.) 1961, Japan (Viewed Sept 17, 2014) Fistful of Dollars, Serge Leone (dir.) 1964, Italy. (Viewed Oct 1, 2014) This essay is based on films of the same story, told in different ways, with

It is difficult to imagine that two nations as culturally distinct as the United States and Japan in the 1960s, could find any common ground. However, the similarities between Akira Kurosawa 's Yojimbo and Sergio Leone 's A Fistful of Dollars are undeniable and yet both films reached similar levels of success in their respective nations. In fact, the films were found to be so analogous that Kurosawa is known to have sued Leone for the unlicensed production of his film. All of this aside, it is the

A Comparison between Yojimbo and A Fistful of Dollars The Seven Samurai. Hidden Fortress. Yojimbo. These are just a few renowned films directed by none other than the ingenious Akira Kurosawa. Ever since he rose to fame, numerous directors have tried to imitate his film techniques and shots, incorporating these techniques into their own films. However, Sergio Leone’s A Fistful of Dollars went far beyond the basics of replicating Kurosawa’s film techniques. Despite some major differences in themes