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Category: Film
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Sanjuro is often considered a sequel to Yojimbo. It was released immediately after Yojimbo. Mifune’s name again is Sanjuro, the characterization and mannerisms are almost similar in both films, at-least on the superficial level. Both films have Nakadai playing the central villain’s role. The scene is redundant in both films, where Mifune looks outside and…
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Sanjuro is, by many means, one of the most light-hearted films of Kurosawa. The theme of the film is similar to many others- reality vs. illusion. For the theme, the flavor, for the first time is comedy. It is a jidai-geki, for the first time, ridiculing itself!
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The punctuation of Yojimbo cannot be explained by camera cuts and frame speed alone. Here, music and movements are heavily deployed to enforce punctuation. The film’s beginning and end depict overture and postlude. The heroism of our protagonist is accompanied with a musical theme and distinctive styles. Here, the subtle interplay of movements create magic!
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Miyagawa had worked with Kurosawa just once- for Rashomon, where he did not only what Kurosawa envisioned, but also presented his own ideas– like the low angle photography which enforces comic aspects of the woodcutter’s version, and the long swordfight shots, to make the entire duel slightly ridiculous. Since Rashomon, both rose to international fame but…
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Yojimbo begins with short scene which serves to characterize the protagonist and, also, presents the film’s theme. The dusty road, the protagonist’s walk, the way he lets the wind decide the direction he heads. There is civic disorder– father against son, neighbor against neighbor. There is an utter breakdown of traditional society!
सौरभ राय | Sourav Roy 