Akira Kurosawa--Music for Film: Yojimbo

One of Kurosawa's very best and most highly praised works, Yojimbo tells the tale of a ronin samurai that wanders aimlessly through the country, who only (seemingly) cares about himself, and ends up [violently] settling a dispute between two warring gangs in a small deserted town.

Masaru Sato compliments the film's violance and dark humor with a bouncy, sarcastic, almost over the top theme for the ronin.

The film was remade in America as A Fistfull of Dollars.

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• Akira
• Kurosawa
• Masaru
• Sato
• Toshiro
• Mifune
• Yojimbo
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[GODKINGLANDON]

I love to frighten the feeble peasants as I walk toward thine mead hall/ high class pretzel factory (God-kings enjoy pretzels from time to time), and this music dost work wonders as a soundtrack.

[Satanicuslupis]

you just read my mind. would there be leone without kurosawa?

[i87murd]

Song was awesome throughout the movie, but hearing at the end just puts a smile on your face. Like "that was awesome."

[Lukecash12]

Sato and Hayasaka are super creative and expressive, and Kurosawa makes modern film directors look silly. Roman Polanski, Steven Spielberg, and Quention Tarantino? They would be trailing behind with a good view of Kurosawa's tail and arse if he today was his prime.

[WayOfTheBastard]

Movie is so awesome, music is so awesome!

[MermeladeChainsaw]

Can someone say "sample"?

[WiiFan20XX]

Korosawa is my favorite director and this is one of my favorite movies

[rastupus]

Kurosawa and Leone forever!!!!

[TheShoe1990]

Kurosawa wanted Toshiro Mifune to portray the nameless samurai as that of a "wolf" & i think this theme compliments that aspect of his character :)

[ViciousXl2]

"In this town, I'll get paid for killing. And this town is full of men who'd be better off dead"

[Zlagie]

@l0gan316 Yeah, and this song already has an amazing beat.

[theonlyred4]

bum-bum PA!-PA! bum-bum PA!-PA! bum-bum PA!-PA! bum-bum Ba-da PAH!

Sanjuro is like Japan's Odin.