When the iconic Spaghetti Western was initially released, Leone denied allegations that it was a remake of Akira Kurosawa's samurai classic Yojimbo. Eventually, it was a lie that Leone could no ...

Renowned for the use of martial arts in his action films, Steven Seagal's love for this Akira Kurosawa film doesn't come as a surprise.

Akira Kurosawa's film has become almost better known ... thanks to Seven Samurai, plays a bodyguard (yojimbo) in warlord-ridden Japan who hires out his services to both sides in a feuding town.

As Julia Izumi jokes early on in Akira Kurosawa Explains His Movies and Yogurt (With Live and Active Cultures), there can be something a little awkward about a playwright appearing in their own au ...

The spaghetti Western, itself a reboot of Akira Kurosawa's ‘Yojimbo,’ will be remade by Euro Gang Entertainment. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief The classic film, directed by Leone in 196 ...

Akira Kurosawa (黒澤 明 ... such as Ikiru (1952), Seven Samurai (1954), Throne of Blood (1957), Yojimbo (1961) and High and Low (1963). After the 1960s he became much less prolific; even ...

Akira Kurosawa is frequently referred to as “Emperor”—hyperbolic, sure, but when it comes to the director’s staggeringly influential, detailed and versatile body of work, the truth catches ...