zo 20 juli 2025
A cunning samurai mercenary seeks to rid a terror-stricken village of corruption.
Itinerant samurai Sanjuro Om arrives in a nineteenth-century village where he uses all his ingenuity and martial arts skills to pit two local crime bosses against each other. He skillfully turns the war between the two evil clans to his advantage. In Yojimbo, almost everyone's actions are questionable: fire is fought with fire.
Kurosawa's exciting, entertaining film changed the western genre forever and remains one of the most influential films of all time. Sergio Leone drew inspiration from Yojimbo for his spaghetti western A Fistful of Dollars (with Clint Eastwood) and Walter Hill made the remake Last Man Standing (with Bruce Willis). Similar storylines can be recognized in Django (1966) and Tarantino's Django Unchained (2012). 4K restoration by Toho.
As a celebration of Kurosawa's return to the big screen, we will be selling fresh Japanese Gyoza at the bar!
Friday July 18th - Sunday July 20th: Cineville & friends weekender!
From Friday 18 to Sunday 20 July, Cineville members can bring a friend to the cinema for free. You can bring a +1 as often as you like. Bring your bestie to a three-day movie marathon or invite a different date to each screening – it’s up to you! The more, the merrier, just like on those sun-filled summer days in the park or at the beach. Take your friends on an adventure!
Cinevillers can reserve a ticket like they normally do, online or at the counter, and select a +1 ticket for free with their order.
- Land Japan
- Jaar 1961
- Duur 110 min
- Taal Japanese, English subtitles
- Regie Akira Kurosawa
- Acteurs Toshiro Mifune, Eijiro Tono, Seizaburo Kawazu, Isuzu Yamada, Hiroshi Tachikawa, Susumu Fukita, Kyu Sanzanka
