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Watch: Yojimbo vs A Fistful of Dollars

24 Aug 2020

Words by Leigh Singer

A man wearing a dark cloak stands in a hazy, outdoor setting. A man wearing a dark green coat stands in a snowy, urban environment.
A man wearing a dark cloak stands in a hazy, outdoor setting. A man wearing a dark green coat stands in a snowy, urban environment.
Our latest Remake/​Remodel video essay analyses the impact of Akira Kurosawa’s samurai epic on Sergio Leone’s Spaghetti western.

What are the chances that both a film and its remake shift the parameters of their respective genres – and help redefine action heroes’ star personas for decade to come? That’s the case with Japanese master Akira Kurosawa’s 1961 samurai epic Yojimbo and Sergio Leone’s western reimagining from 1964, A Fistful of Dollars.

Despite being made three years apart by filmmakers operating within specific cultural frameworks, there are some striking similarities between these now iconic works, as Leigh Singer shows in the latest instalment in our Remake/​Remodel video essay series.

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