Yojimbo: The Criterion Collection (1961) Rating: Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Eijiro Tono Director: Akira Kurosawa Category: Action / Adventure, Drama, Foreign, Classics Studio: Criterion Subtitles: English Length: 110 mins Want to buy?           The incomparable Toshiro Mifune stars in Akira Kurosawa’s visually stunning and darkly comic Yojimbo. To rid a terror-stricken village of corruption, wily masterless samurai Sanjuro turns a range war between two evil clans to his own advantage. Remade twice, by Sergio Leone and Walter Hill, this exhilarating genre-twister remains one of the most influential and entertaining films ever produced. Criterion is proud to present this Kurosawa favorite in a new, anamorphic high-definition transfer.