Le Garde du corps

Titre original : Yôjinbô

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Toshirô Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai in Le Garde du corps (1961)

A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.

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Un samouraï rusé arrive dans une ville contrôlée par deux gangs rivaux. Il décide de les dresser l'un contre l'autre pour libérer la ville.Un samouraï rusé arrive dans une ville contrôlée par deux gangs rivaux. Il décide de les dresser l'un contre l'autre pour libérer la ville.Un samouraï rusé arrive dans une ville contrôlée par deux gangs rivaux. Il décide de les dresser l'un contre l'autre pour libérer la ville.

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136 k

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Film noté 153 parmi les meilleurs

Nommé pour 1 Oscar
- 5 victoires et 2 nominations au total

Anecdotes
Akira Kurosawa told Toshirô Mifune that his character was like a wolf or a dog and told Tatsuya Nakadai that his character was like a snake. Inspired by this direction, Mifune came up with Sanjuro's trademark shoulder twitch, similar to the way a dog or wolf tries to get off fleas.

Gaffes
In the initial fight scene, The Samurai cuts the first two adversaries in the mid-section, then slices the last man's arm off. That last man is first seen from behind holding the sword in his right arm above his head, but the arm holding the sword shown moments later is a left arm.

Citations
Sanjuro: I'll get paid for killing, and this town is full of people who deserve to die.

Versions alternatives
The initial US release ran only 75 minutes, 35 minutes shorter than the original version at 110 minutes.

Connexions
Featured in 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990)

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Sensational!

If I had to choose only one movie for film students to learn from, this would be it. Other films may be more profound, or their imagery more groundbreaking, but this one is so tightly constructed that nothing - not a frame, word, or gesture - is extraneous.

Toshiro Mifune, one of the world's most charismatic actors, is perfection as a tough loner of a samurai who takes it upon himself to clean up a town corrupted by two gambling clans. Swirling through and around him is a story that is both technically flawless and profoundly moving.

Kurosawa meticulously infuses every detail with meaning; there's a purpose behind every shot, and aspiring directors should pay close attention (why is the camera slightly tilted? why are there concubines in the background?). His economy of style was never more amazing; watch as the samurai rides into town, and the director establishes the atmosphere with exactly one jaw-dropping shot. And the story is equally well-crafted, with no plot holes and no inconsistencies.

A wonderful tale that rolls beautifully from start to finish. See it, see it, see it!!