Yojimbo = The Bodyguard (1961)
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. A satire on greed, violence, paranoia and human weakness.
Primary Title
- Yojimbo = The Bodyguard
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 16 December 2017
Release Year
- 1961
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 35
Duration
- 125:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- 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. A satire on greed, violence, paranoia and human weakness.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- Japanese
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Rogues and vagabonds--Japan--Drama
- Samurai films
- Japan--History--Drama
- Feature films--Japan
Genres
- Action
- Historical drama
- Thriller
Contributors
- Akira Kurosawa (Director)
- Akira Kurosawa (Writer)
- Ryûzô Kikushima (Writer)
- Toshirô Mifune (Actor)
- Eijirô Tôno (Actor)
- Tatsuya Nakadai (Actor)
- Takashi Shimura (Actor)
- Ikio Sawamura (Actor)
- Seizaburô Kawazu (Actor)
- Kamatari Fujiwara (Actor)
- Isuzu Yamada (Actor)
- Atsushi Watanabe (Actor)
- Kyû Sazanka (Actor)
- Yôko Tsukasa (Actor)
- Daisuke Katô (Actor)
- Akira Kurosawa (Producer)
- Ryûzô Kikushima (Executive Producer)
- Tomoyuki Tanaka (Executive Producer)
- Masaru Satô (Composer)
- Kazuo Miyagawa (Cinematographer)
- Kurosawa Production Co. (Production Unit)
- Toho Company (Production Unit)
- 9999491314002091 (MMS ID)
Subjects
- Rogues and vagabonds--Japan--Drama
- Samurai films
- Japan--History--Drama
- Feature films--Japan