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yojimbo
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 1:04 pm
by chiyao
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
yojimbo
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 2:29 pm
by Bronze21
Lone Wolf and Cub also has parallels.
Toshiro Mifune is an awesome actor and Kurosawa (RIP) was a visionary director.
yojimbo
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:33 pm
by March Hare
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"
yojimbo
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:38 pm
by Big Bopper Bart
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.
yojimbo
Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 9:40 am
by Redd4
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.
yojimbo
Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:17 am
by doode
Lone Wolf eh?........im just picturing Max pushing a baby cart..................
nahhhhhh........wont work........
yojimbo
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 6:21 pm
by Big Bopper Bart
Hey that 'baby'cart was armed to the teeth LOL
yojimbo
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 9:01 pm
by Bronze21
Think of Lone Wolf as Max, "Cub" as Dog, and the cart as the BoB...problem solved. Eh, Eh 'ate?!