# Ah, Yojimbo is just beginning! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 29, 2003, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-yojimbo-is-just-beginning/215855 "2003-11-29T04:40:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Blackeyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f6c823/32.png) [@Blackeyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackeyes)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2003, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-yojimbo-is-just-beginning/215855/1 "2003-11-29T04:40:51Z")
Turner Classic movies. Before this was _The Seven Samurai_. It’s an Akira Kurosawa fest. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2003, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-yojimbo-is-just-beginning/215855/2 "2003-11-29T05:00:45Z")
Gojira? ---
**Author:** ![moes\_lotion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@moes\_lotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moes_lotion)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2003, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-yojimbo-is-just-beginning/215855/3 "2003-11-29T05:56:03Z")
_Gojira_? No **Sanjuro**! ---
**Author:** ![Eternal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecb155/32.png) [@Eternal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eternal)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2003, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-yojimbo-is-just-beginning/215855/4 "2003-11-29T06:02:06Z")
**Rashomon** is the best Kurosawa, says I. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2003, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-yojimbo-is-just-beginning/215855/5 "2003-11-29T06:29:21Z")
Who has a rash, mon? ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2003, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-yojimbo-is-just-beginning/215855/6 "2003-11-29T07:13:25Z")
I was glad to see _Yojimbo_ being broadcast. “More people should see this movie!” I thought. Then I realized it was on Turner Classic Movies, which nobody gets. Ah well. If at least one person got to see it for the first time, it was worth it. One of the best movies ever. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eternal \* > \*\ ***Rashomon** is the best Kurosawa, says I. \*\* I dunno; I watched it again recently. I remembered it being much different. ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2003, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-yojimbo-is-just-beginning/215855/7 "2003-11-29T13:46:12Z")
He, heh, I have **Seven Samurai** , **Yojimbo** , **Throne of Blood** on DVD (and **Sanjuro** and **Rashomon** , too). And in a few months \*_Ikiru_ is coming out on DVD. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2003, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-yojimbo-is-just-beginning/215855/8 "2003-11-29T13:55:57Z")
Back in High School, I lost a friend over **Yojimbo** … Dumb-ass Eastwood fan. ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2003, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-yojimbo-is-just-beginning/215855/9 "2003-11-29T14:22:16Z")
Damn, and I missed it?? Damn… ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2003, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-yojimbo-is-just-beginning/215855/10 "2003-11-29T15:58:55Z")
Quite fond of the movie myself 😉 I love most things Kurosawa. Toshirô Mifune is one of my favourite actors of all time. Aww feck it, you’ve ruined my Saturday afternoon house cleaning plans. _scampers of the load up the DVD with Yojimbo_ Hehe ---
**Author:** ![ArrMatey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/arrmatey/32/3522_2.png) [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2003, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-yojimbo-is-just-beginning/215855/11 "2003-11-29T17:12:25Z")
_Yojimbo_ is one of my favorite movies of all times. My classmates got sick of how many papers I did on it in film school. 🙂 Of course, _Dreams_ is pretty awsome, too… ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2003, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-yojimbo-is-just-beginning/215855/12 "2003-11-29T21:33:02Z")
**Seven Samurai** will always be the definitive Kurosawa film for me… it’s the most painless way to introduce foreign films to my diehard blood and guts movie buddies. **Ran** was pretty good. Nobody mentioned **The Hidden Fortress**? Can’t wait for **Ikiru!** ---
**Author:** ![Blackeyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f6c823/32.png) [@Blackeyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackeyes)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-yojimbo-is-just-beginning/215855/13 "2003-12-04T03:40:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SolGrundy \* > \*\*I dunno; I watched it again recently. I remembered it being much different. \*\* Funny. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-yojimbo-is-just-beginning/215855/14 "2003-12-04T12:57:19Z")
I love Yojimbo. Seven Samaurai is awesome, but it’s always pissed me off that the body count doesn’t add up. also, it makes good story, but I don’t like watching the little stud sword master dude get whacked at the end by the sniper… anyhoo, any Kurosawa is great movie ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-yojimbo-is-just-beginning/215855/15 "2003-12-04T16:14:21Z")
Not a HUGE Kurasawa fan; I think he peaked with Rashomon. But Yojimbo is probly my second favorite. TCM has become quite a valuable resource for film buffs. Thanks to them, I have dubs of all of Tarkovksy’s films, all the Val Lewton-Jacques Tourneur/Robert Wise collaborations, and a growing library of silent films. I have a bujillion cable channels, but I rarely watch anything anymore but TCM and IFC, and mostly TCM. ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-yojimbo-is-just-beginning/215855/16 "2003-12-04T16:18:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SolGrundy \* > **If at least one person got to see it for the first time, it was worth it.** Allow me to confirm, then, that it was worth it. I was at my ex’s sister’s for Thanksgiving and just happened to flick across TCM while Tom Cruise and Barry Zwick(?) were discussing _Seven Samurai_ - fortunately I listened to the discussion long enough to realize it was actually coming on in a few minutes rather than this being a long mental masturbation session for Cruise and Zwick. So I caught both _Seven Samurai_ and _Yojimbo_, both for the very first time, in one evening’s viewing. _Yojimbo_ was a great movie, and I can see how it influenced later Western (ie cowboy, not European/American) films. But I enjoyed _Seven Samurai_ far more. Firstly, the battle scenes were a treat to watch, especially because I recognized some of the defensive maneuvers as elements of European [pike drill](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=226418), and the tactics were brilliant (altho I do admit to thinking I should have followed the body count as well). Plus there was the whole cameraderie element - each samurai (or wannabe, in one case) had their own character and individual outlooks, but they all meshed together and lived and worked as a cohesive unit. And the tragic love story, and the whole conflict between the lives of farmers and the lives of samurai playing out, and and and and… **takes deep breath** Anyway, yeah. Kurosawa rules and I’m gonna have to start renting DVDs of whatever I can find to see more of his work. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-yojimbo-is-just-beginning/215855/17 "2003-12-04T20:26:18Z")
Am I the only one who thought this was a [**Usagi Yojimbo**](http://www.usagiyojimbo.com/) thread? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![CaptBushido](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@CaptBushido](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptBushido)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-yojimbo-is-just-beginning/215855/18 "2003-12-04T20:44:11Z")
The only Kurosawa I’ve seen is Seven Samurai, and dammit I want more. I can’t stand watching moveis on TV, though, there are like… commercials and editing and crap. So, I guess I’ll just have to wait until I can afford the overpriced DVD… ---
**Author:** ![bughunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@bughunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bughunter)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2003, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-yojimbo-is-just-beginning/215855/19 "2003-12-05T00:46:58Z")
Dang, reading the thread title, I thought this was about a Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament. (Rock. Definitely rock is the best. The others are for wimps and lusres.)