Movies
Akira Kurosawa must have been in a spry mood when making “Yojimbo.”
April 11, 1991
Entertainment & Arts
The glen echoes with the war cries of two samurai as they leap at each other, long swords flashing in the sunlight.
March 8, 1993
Appreciation: Japanese star, who had a great actor’s gift, made an indelible mark on international cinema.
Dec. 27, 1997
2014 marks the 50th anniversary of Sergio Leone’s “A Fistful of Dollars.”
June 28, 2014
Usagi Yojimbo Stan Sakai Fantagraphics: Books 1-7 Dark Horse Comics: Books 8-19 Price per book varies between $14.95 and $16.95 paper
Dec. 18, 2005
Movies: Roles in ‘Seven Samurai’ and ‘Rashomon’ left lasting impression. He appeared in ‘Shogun’ in U.S.
Dec. 25, 1997
On Dangerous Ground (Arts & Entertainment Monday at 1 a.m.): Nicholas Ray’s great 1951 B-movie, in which a sadistic city cop (Robert Ryan) is drawn to a blind woman (Ida Lupino), whom he meets while pursuing her brother (a psychotic, uncontrollable killer) through a snowy, nightmarish countryside.
July 31, 1988
Made by American samurai-movie fans, ‘Ghost of Tsushima’ is one of the last games coming exclusively for PlayStation 4.
May 28, 2020
Director Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune made 16 films together; 13 will be screening at the Nuart.
Nov. 28, 2002
“Last Man Standing,” Walter Hill’s stylish but extremely violent reworking of Akira Kurosawa’s samurai classic “Yojimbo,” looks sensational with cameraman Lloyd Ahern’s desaturated images, sounds wonderful with its mournful, portentous Ry Cooder score and stars a well-cast Bruce Willis exuding calm, reflective authority.
Sept. 20, 1996