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Yojimbo and Sanjuro- what year does the stories take place?

Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo and Sanjuro were released in 1961 and 1962- but what year did the stories within the movies supposedly take place?


Yojimbo takes place in the mid 19th century, most probably in the 1860s. More discussion about this can be found over at http://akirakurosawa.info/forums/topic/y ojimbo-history-and-fantasy

The time frame of Sanjuro is far more difficult

Yojimbo Trailer w/ English Subtitles

Yojimbo directed by Akira Kurosawa featuring Toshiro Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai.

Toshiro Mifune in Yojimbo (1961, Akira Kurosawa)

A great swordplay scene by Mifune

Yojimbo 1961 - Bookshelf


Yojimbo (1961) - DVD. Yojimbo (1961) - DVD.


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Stray dogs & lone wolves, the samurai film handbook

The Early '60s Yojimbo 1961, Toho DIRECTOR: Akira Kurosawa CAST: Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Isuzu Yamada, Kyu Sazanka, Daisuke Kato, Seizaburo Kawazu, ...

Yojimbo 1961 - News


Cosecha 1962: Japón
Cosecha 1962: Japón Akira Kurosawa vuelve a utilizar al ronin de Yojimbo (1961) en Sanjuro (Tsubaki Sanjuro, literalmente, "Sanjuro el de las camelias"), filme de acción y divertimento, una desmitificación del género heroico, en el que el protagonista ("una espada

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