On special today for 20% off: Order the CLV for $39.96 Japan action 1961 bw 110 min. Director: Akira Kurosawa CLV: $49.95 - available            1 disc, catalog # CC1211L VHS: available from Home Vision Cinema Styled after American Westerns of the 1940s and '50s, Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo casts Toshiro Mifune as a mercenary hero who carries a sword instead of a six-shooter. The samurai hires himself out to the two warring factions in town, turns the dispute to his own advantage, and gets rid of all the bad guys. Sergio Leone was inspired to remake Yojimbo in 1964 as A Fistful of Dollars, starring Clint Eastwood. Clips | Index of Films Buy CLV | View Items | Checkout Ordering Information | Criterion | Home Vision