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Yojimbo AKA Yōjinbō AKA Yojimbo The Bodyguard (1961)
The story of the Samurai with no name.Director: Akira Kurosawa
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Extras:Cast & crew filmographies and biographies
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Subtitles:Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:These Mei Ah releases are not thought to have very good quality video or sound.
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Part of the 25 film 25 disc "AK 100: 25 Films by Akira Kurosawa" which includes "Sanshiro Sugata" (1943), "The Most Beautiful" (1944), "Sanshiro Sugata Part Two" (1945), "The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail" (1945), "No Regrets for Our Youth" (1946), "One Wonderful Sunday" (1947), "Drunken Angel" (1948), "Stray Dog" (1949), "Scandal" (1950), "Rashomon" (1950), "The Idiot" (1951), "Ikiru" (1952), "Seven Samurai" (1954), "I Live in Fear" (1955), "Throne of Blood" (1957), "The Lower Depths" (1957), "The Hidden Fortress" (1958), "The Bad Sleep Well" (1960), "Yojimbo" (1961), "Sanjuro" (1962), "High and Low" (1963), "Red Beard" (1965), "Dodes’ka-den" (1970), "Kagemusha" (1980), "Madadayo" (1993).
Packaged in a deluxe linen-bound collector's set with an illustrated 96-page hardback book. -
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Extras:Original Theatrical Trailer
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.16:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Transfer from a US film print, with English language credits sequence.
6-page booklet with liner notes by Alexander Sesonske. -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by film historian and Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince
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Extras:"Akira Kurosawa - It is Wonderful to Create: Yojimbo" documentary (45:15)
Photo Gallery
Teaser (1:24)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 3.0 (Perspecta Stereophonic)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also in the "Two Samurai Films By Akira Kurosawa" set (Keep cases in a Cardboard box) with Sanjuro.
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Extras:Kurosawa biography
Introduction by Jean Douchet -
Subtitles:French (non-removable)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film
"The Bodyguard" interview with Charles Tesson (32:01)
Original Theatrical Trailer (4:08)
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Subtitles:French (forced)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS 2.0 mono
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Case type:Digibook
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Notes:Includes a 60 page book.
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Extras:Photo gallery (1:26)
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Subtitles:German (FORCED with Japanese audio)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in the "Akira Kurosawa Meisterwerke" boxset.
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Extras:"Akira Kurosawa - It Is Wonderful to Create: Yojimbo" documentary (45:00)
Teaser (1:22)
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Subtitles:Japanese
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a booklet, packaged in a slipcase.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by film historian Philip Kemp
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Extras:Akira Kurosawa Biography (8 Stills)
Toshiro Mifune Biography (4 Stills)
Stills Gallery (2 Stills)
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Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:There are two English subtitle options on the disc, one places them outside the film image, the other places them inside the film image.
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (2:38)
"Eastern Eye" Trailer Montage (2:21)
Bonus Trailers:
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Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:2.50:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: Draw
The US Criterion re-release, for the most extras including an exclusive commentary, and having the original 3.0 and mono tracks.
The Japanese release has a remixed 5.1 track with 3.0 and mono tracks.
The UK release has exclusive commentary but has a non-anamorphic transfer.
The French releases have some differing exclusive French extras.
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CUTS:
- R0 Hong Kong- Mei Ah - No Cuts
- R1 AK 100: 25 Films by Akira Kurosawa America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (110:20 NTSC).
- R1 Original America- Criterion Collection - No Cuts (110:28 NTSC).
- R1 Re-release America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (110:45 NTSC).
- R2 France - (Opening/Fravidis) - No Cuts
- R2 Blu-ray+DVD France- Wild Side Video - No cuts (106:16 PAL).
- R2 Germany- NewKSM - No cuts (106:10).
- R2 Japan- Toho - No Cuts
- R2 United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts (105:57 PAL).
- R4 Australia- Madman Entertainment - No cuts (110:29 NTSC->PAL).
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Comparison added by Adrian_Busby on 04/08/01
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 07/03/20UPDATE LOG:
18/09/2011: Addition of the German edition.
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01/06/19: Added France BD+DVD, runtimes, ASINs.
07/03/20: Added US AK 100.
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