{"product_id":"sanjuro","title":"SANJURO - DVD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSanjuro (DVD)\u003cbr\u003eA film by Akira Kurosawa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn response to the huge critical and commercial success of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eYojimbo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1961), Kurosawa and Mifune re-teamed a year later to make \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSanjuro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a hilarious comedy of manners altogether more light-hearted than its predecessor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe story has Sanjuro (Mifune) running lazy rings around nine naïve and clean-cut samurai and two genteel ladies, whilst also cleaning up a spot of corruption in local government. Whilst Kurosawa plays most of it for laughs, expertly parodying the conventions of Japanese period action films, he stages a startling switch of mood with an intense finale which may well be the briefest, and most breathtaking duel in all cinema.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial features\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDigitally remastered in High Definition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIntroduction to Sanjuro by filmmaker Alex Cox\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2003, 5 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eInterview with filmmaker Alex Cox\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2003, 9 mins): the director discusses the life and work of Akira Kurosawa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal Japanese theatrical trailer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEssay by film historian and critic Philip Kemp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapan | 1962 | black and white | Japanese language, with optional English subtitles | 92 minutes | DVD9 | original aspect ratio 2.35:1 | PCM mono audio (320kbps) | Cert 12 | region 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46600844279982,"sku":"BFIV2020","price":13.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/sanjuro-lime-light.jpg?v=1754409347","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-eu\/products\/sanjuro","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}