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'''''Yojimbo''''' is a Japanese samurai movie starring [[Toshiro Mifune]] and [[Tatsuya Nakadai]], directed by [[Akira Kurosawa]].  It notably features only one gun, which plays an important role in the hands of Nakadai.
'''''Yojimbo''''' is a Japanese samurai movie starring [[Toshiro Mifune]] and [[Tatsuya Nakadai]], directed by [[Akira Kurosawa]].  It notably features only one gun, which plays an important role in the hands of Nakadai.


It was later remade as many films including [[A Fistful of Dollars]], [[Django]], [[Last Man Standing]], [[Lucky Number Slevin]], [[Sukiyaki Western Django]], [[Inferno]] and some others.
It was remade many times: ''[[A Fistful of Dollars]], [[Django]], [[Last Man Standing]], [[Lucky Number Slevin]], [[Sukiyaki Western Django]],'' and ''[[Inferno]]'' are the most well-known. Though Kurosawa sued Leone (director of [[A Fistful of Dollars]]) for plagiarism (Kurosawa won and was a producer of Japanese release), ''Yojimbo'' itself is unofficialy based on Dashiell Hammett's noir novel "Red Harvest."  
Though there was lawsuit against Leone from Akira Kurisawa for plagiarism (Kurosawa won and was producer of japanese release), Yojimbo itself is unofficialy based on Dashil Hammet's noir novel "Red Harvest".
    
    
'''The following firearms were used in the film ''Yojimbo'':'''
'''The following firearms were used in the film ''Yojimbo'':'''


== Smith & Wesson Model 2 ==
== Smith & Wesson Model 2 ==
Unosuke the gunfighter ([[Tatsuya Nakadai]]) carrys a [[Smith & Wesson Model 2]] under his clothes and uses it in what may be the most memorable sword-vs-gun fight ever scene of which inspired similar moment in [[:Category:Walter Hill|Walter Hill]]'s movie [[The Warriors]], where the same tactics (knife thrown in the only man, who have the gun in the enemy bunch) were used.
Unosuke the gunfighter ([[Tatsuya Nakadai]]) carrys a [[Smith & Wesson Model 2]] under his clothes and uses it in what may be the most memorable sword-vs-gun fight ever seen.  (This inspired a similar moment at the end of [[:Category:Walter Hill|Walter Hill]]'s movie ''[[The Warriors]]'', which featured a knife vs. a gun.)
[[Image:S&wmodel2.jpg|thumb|none|350px|[[Smith & Wesson Model 2]]]]  
[[Image:S&wmodel2.jpg|thumb|none|350px|[[Smith & Wesson Model 2]]]]  
[[Image:Yojimbo-swm2-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Unosuke ([[Tatsuya Nakadai]]) holds his Model 2 on our hero.]]  
[[Image:Yojimbo-swm2-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Unosuke ([[Tatsuya Nakadai]]) holds his Model 2 on our hero.]]  

Revision as of 04:49, 10 May 2010

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Yojimbo (1961)

Yojimbo is a Japanese samurai movie starring Toshiro Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai, directed by Akira Kurosawa. It notably features only one gun, which plays an important role in the hands of Nakadai.

It was remade many times: A Fistful of Dollars, Django, Last Man Standing, Lucky Number Slevin, Sukiyaki Western Django, and Inferno are the most well-known. Though Kurosawa sued Leone (director of A Fistful of Dollars) for plagiarism (Kurosawa won and was a producer of Japanese release), Yojimbo itself is unofficialy based on Dashiell Hammett's noir novel "Red Harvest."

The following firearms were used in the film Yojimbo:

Smith & Wesson Model 2

Unosuke the gunfighter (Tatsuya Nakadai) carrys a Smith & Wesson Model 2 under his clothes and uses it in what may be the most memorable sword-vs-gun fight ever seen. (This inspired a similar moment at the end of Walter Hill's movie The Warriors, which featured a knife vs. a gun.)

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Smith & Wesson Model 2
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Unosuke (Tatsuya Nakadai) holds his Model 2 on our hero.
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Unosuke (Tatsuya Nakadai) uses his Model 2 to dispatch the opposing gang boss.
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Cropped screen capture showing better profile of the Model 2.