Yojimbo 1961

Bosley Crowther, New York Times: Despite the sometime appearance of the whole thing as a forthright travesty, it does have stretches of excitement and cinematic power. Read more

Don Druker, Chicago Reader: Action-packed, highly comic 1961 translation of Dashiell Hammett's Red Harvest. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: It is fair to say that, without Yojimbo, certain key aspects of Western cinema would not be the same today. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Even Eastwood's Man With No Name is inspired, perhaps, by the samurai in Yojimbo. Read more

TIME Magazine: A movie that is both a wow of a show and a masterpiece of misanthropy. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: If the plot sounds familiar, it's probably because Leone stole it for A Fistful of Dollars. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Rousing, good story, told with vigor and visual excitement by Akira Kurosawa, and splendidly acted by Toshiro Mifune, this has ideal remake material for a Yank company. Read more