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This semi-comic 1961 film by legendary director Akira Kurosawa (Rashomon, Ran) was inspired by the American Western genre. Kurosawa mainstay Toshirô Mifune (The Seven Samurai) plays a drifting samurai for hire who plays both ends against the middle with two warring factions, surviving on his wits and his ability to outrun his own bad luck. Eventually the samurai seeks to eliminate both sides for his own gain and to define his own sense of honor. Yojimbo is striking for its unorthodox treatment of violence and morality, reserving judgment on the actions of its main character and instead presenting an entertaining tale with humor and much visual excitement. One of the inspirations for the "spaghetti Westerns" of director Sergio Leone and later surfacing as a remake as Last Man Standing with Bruce Willis, this film offers insight into a director who influenced American films even as he was influenced by them. --Robert Lane
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I recently watched this. What a fantastic movie. I'll have to think about it for a while, but I think I liked this one more than The Seven Samurai. It has been a while since I watched Sever Samurai though, so perhaps I should give it a rewatch. However Rashomon still remains my favorite Kurosawa film (not that I've see many of them).
I haven't see Last Man Standing, but from the looks of it on IMDB it doesn't look like it was very good.
