Yojimbo - Livvakten

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…en slags helgjuten kombination av form, regi och skådespeleri.

A wandering samurai (...) turns up in a small town torn apart by two feuding factions and hires himself out to both sides, forcing the bad guys to wipe each other out so the peace-loving villagers can get on with it.

The wide screen is fully employed for dramatic compositions, as when the armies face each other across an empty space.

Yojimbo stands out as one of Mifune's best acting efforts.

Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune team up for one of their most basic and enjoyable samurai films.