Yojimbo + Sanjuro — 4K 02/11/25

Kurosawa’s witty samurai classics are back, in 4K Ultra HD. The master of cinema greeted the 1960s with American pulp cynicism in Japanese period costume, creating what was essentially a Japanese western. Toshirô Mifune is a riot as an amoral sword for hire in Yojimbo, promoting a turf war for fun and profit. In the sequel Sanjuro he shows a touch more moral fiber. Never one to be outshone, Kurosawa gives the movies a sense of humor as well as occasional shocks — nobody forgets the second film’s surprise conclusion. On 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray from The Criterion Collection.
02/11/25