The Bodyguard Films Sans Frontieres

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Infobase, film distributor.

Films sans frontières (Firm)

Language:

Japanese

Genre:

Internet videos

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr., 45 min., 57 sec)) sound

Distribution:

New York, N.Y. Distributed by Infobase, 2016

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Films Sans Frontieres, [1961]

System Details:

Streaming video file

System requirements: FOD playback platform

video file

Summary:

Directed by Akira Kurosawa. Sanjuro, a wandering samurai enters a rural town in nineteenth century Japan. After learning from the innkeeper that the town is divided between two gangsters, he plays one side off against the other. His efforts are complicated by the arrival of the wily Unosuke, the son of one of the gangsters, who owns a revolver. Unosuke has Sanjuro beaten after he reunites an abducted woman with her husband and son, then massacres his father's opponents. During the slaughter, the samurai escapes with the help of the innkeeper; but while recuperating at a nearby temple, he learns of innkeeper's abduction by Unosuke, and returns to the town to confront him. Featuring Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Isuzu Yamada, Daisuke Katô, Eijirô Tono. Country of production: Japan. (With English subtitles.) Also released as Yojimbo. <br /><br />Some World Cinema titles may contain mature themes or content. Viewer discretion is advised.

Contents:

The Bodyguard (45:57);

Notes:

Originally released by Films Sans Frontieres, 1961

Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on March 15, 2016

Title from distributor's description

OCLC:

1143537531

Publisher Number:

56885 Infobase

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license