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 ...

Akira Kurosawa has been one of the most innovative and engaging storytellers in film history. In “Yojimbo” (1961), the master director weaves a gripping tale of redemption in a disgraced village.

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.

The wonder of Akira Kurosawa’s 50-year career is ... is an unauthorized revamp of “Yojimbo” (1961), Kurosawa’s sprightly tale of a wandering samurai. Kurosawa’s cosmopolitan worldview ...

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.

One reason movie lovers the world over hold the filmmaker Akira Kurosawa in ... actor—was cemented by two Kurosawa films from the following decade: “Yojimbo” (1961) and “Sanjuro (1962).