yojimbo

Post by **chiyao** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 1:04 pm

I consider thoroughly...

MADMAX2 bears a strong resemblance to the tale of "yojimbo" of the Japanese movie in 1961.

directed by AKIRA KUROSAWA.

They are the following scenes.

A vagabond arrives at the place of connection.

It sides with weak people.

Its one eye is lost and it is helped. Everybody is saved and is left.

This is just a hero!

http://www.criterionco.com/asp/release.asp?id=52

Post by **Bronze21** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 2:29 pm

Lone Wolf and Cub also has parallels.

Toshiro Mifune is an awesome actor and Kurosawa (RIP) was a visionary director.

Post by **March Hare** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:33 pm

The most well known Yojimbo re-make was done in '64 by the Italian director Sergio Leone. He called it "Per Un Pugno Di Dollari" and it starred an unknown at the time named Clint Eastwood. Here in the states it was titled "Fistfull of Dollars"

Post by **Big Bopper Bart** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:38 pm

Yojimbo has been used as a primise in many movies,especially Westerns.for instance'The Magnificent Seven'was based off the 7 Samurai's by Kurosawa.

Akira Kurosawa is one of my fav writers/directors.

Post by **Redd4** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 9:40 am

One of my favorite movies, "Shane" draws on the same theme.

It's surprising when you get down to it, how much film is just re-telling of old stories in new ways.

Post by **doode** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:17 am

Lone Wolf eh?........im just picturing Max pushing a baby cart..................

nahhhhhh........wont work........

Post by **Big Bopper Bart** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 6:21 pm

Hey that 'baby'cart was armed to the teeth LOL

Post by **Bronze21** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 9:01 pm

Think of Lone Wolf as Max, "Cub" as Dog, and the cart as the BoB...problem solved. Eh, Eh 'ate?!