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Travis Knight recommended Yojimbo (1961) in Movies (curated)

Yojimbo (1961)

1961 | Action, Adventure, Classics

8.4

(9 Ratings)

Movie Favorite

"An utter masterpiece from the great Akira Kurosawa. Curiously, a Dashiell Hammet novel provided the inspiration for this film. I love that an American pulp novel from the 1920s was the spark for a staggering work of genius from Japan over three decades later. It demonstrates how art can transcend barriers across time, space, and culture and speak to us in a meaningful way. Yojimbo was remade as Sergio Leone’s spaghetti western classic A Fistful of Dollars, which I saw and loved long before I knew the original even existed. But when I discovered Yojimbo, it was like a gift from the universe. Everything else paled in comparison. Yojimbo is part western, part gangster noir, part samurai story, all awesome. It’s so good. Plus, if Kubo’s dad looks a wee bit like Kurosawa’s resplendent muse Toshiro Mifune, that’s not necessarily a coincidence."

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High Noon (1952)

8.0 (3 Ratings) Rate It

Movie

A town Marshal, despite the disagreements of his newlywed bride and the townspeople around him, must...

Western GreatWesterns

Hunters of the Dead

Steve Hockensmith

9.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

Book

SHERLOCK HOLMES MEETS THE OLD WEST IN THIS FAST-PACED MURDER MYSTERY THAT UNEARTHS MORE THAN JUST...

Ross (3284 KP) rated Boz Scaggs by Boz Scaggs in Music

Apr 30, 2020

Boz Scaggs by Boz Scaggs

1969 | Rock

6.0

(1 Ratings)

Album Rating

Rolling Stone's 496th greatest album of all time

Not an artist I was familiar with. To be honest, I though Boz Scaggs was a character from a Western. An interesting album, at times reminiscent of Joe Cocker and Neil Young, at other times like the Bugsy Malone soundtrack. Not my cup of tea and unlikely one I will listen to again. The yodelling was mercifully brief.