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Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo (Bodyguard), set in the nineteenth century, opens with a shot of mountains looming in the distance. A man (Toshiro Mifune) enters from the right end of the frame. He takes a few steps till we see him clearly – only from the back, though, his frame slicing vertically through the mountain range. (The mountains span from left to right. The man, clad in a kimono, spans from top to bottom.)
He does something unexpected, something that seems to mock the majesty of the spectacle before him. He shakes his shoulders and scratches his head. “Shrugging and scratching myself were my own ideas,” Mifune said. “I used these mannerisms to express the unemployed samurai… Sometimes this kind of man felt lonely, and these mannerisms characterize the loneliness.”
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MANK
December 18, 2017
Hmm deja Vu 😀
There was also Walter Hill’s Last man standing which was an official remake of Yojimbo
One missing link here is Dashell Hammett and his Red harvest, which seems to have inspired both yojimbo and FFD. Or put it another way, the similarities between Red harvest and Yojimbo seems to be coincidental, but between FFD and Yojimbo are intentional.
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Archana
December 18, 2017
Misunderstood the Leone in the title. Yes, the “other” one 😛
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Vivek narain
December 18, 2017
After all there are only so many things that can be done under the sun, all is vanity and vexation of spirit, a striving after wind (the great Solomon). The only novelty that can be explored is the dark abyss of human mind,like the burnout of Gregor Samsa leading to catatonic state of cockroach.
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"Original" venkatesh
December 19, 2017
@Archana : The other one ? There is another “Leone” >> pray who is this ?
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meera
December 19, 2017
I love love all Clint Eastwood bounty hunter movies and fistful of dollars was remarkable. Only now did I know that is an unofficial remake… so any thoughts on these unofficial remakes on movies or music?
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meera
December 19, 2017
@vivek narain: enna sollavareenga
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sree1824
December 19, 2017
@venkatesh : Dindugul I. Leoni maybe ?
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MANK
December 19, 2017
Venkatesh, WTH man, you don’t know sunny Leone 😣
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Vivek narain
December 19, 2017
@meera Enna solla yedhu solla kannodu kan pesa. Don’t know the head or tail of the lingo, this is my first baby step.
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"Original" venkatesh
December 19, 2017
@MANK , @sree1824 : Dear god 🙂 , if you say Yojimbo, i think Clint Eastwood and the famous music starts playing in my head….
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vidya
December 21, 2017
Ok..Am i the only one who noticed the spelling mistake on the first post page ? accessibly? should it not be accessible..it bothered me the first time, when it happens again i can’t not say anything Mr BR 🙂
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Honest Raj
February 23, 2018
Never knew FFD was an unofficial remake of Kurosawa’s film. I like Mifune’s introduction(?) scene in Rashomon when the character kinda establishes himself during the interrogation—a wide shot showing him riding a horse under an expansive sky pierced by rays of sun. Imagine what if Mysskin were to describe the shot!
BTW, these FP pieces are thoroughly enjoyable. Keep ’em coming. 🙂
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