Statements (104)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:film
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| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Silver_Lion
Golden Lion nomination |
| gptkbp:based_on |
Kurosawa's original screenplay
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| gptkbp:box_office |
$1.5 million
successful |
| gptkbp:character |
gptkb:Sanjuro_Kuwabatake
Unnamed protagonist. |
| gptkbp:cinematography |
gptkb:Kazuo_Miyagawa
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| gptkbp:color |
Black and white
black and white |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Japan
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| gptkbp:critical_reception |
Highly acclaimed.
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
considered a classic
Significant influence on the Spaghetti Western genre. |
| gptkbp:director |
gptkb:Akira_Kurosawa
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| gptkbp:distributor |
gptkb:Toho
gptkb:Toho_Company |
| gptkbp:edited_by |
gptkb:Akira_Kurosawa
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| gptkbp:features |
gptkb:musical
duels sword fighting anti-hero protagonist |
| gptkbp:film_festival |
gptkb:film_festival
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| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Sanjuro
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| gptkbp:follows |
the story of a wandering samurai
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| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:musical
gptkb:High_School jidaigeki |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Yojimbo (1961)
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| gptkbp:influenced |
spaghetti westerns
Film noir. The Searchers. The Wild Bunch. The Last Stand. The Magnificent Seven. Django Unchained. The Lone Ranger. Kill Bill. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. The Good, the Bad, and the Weird. The Great Silence. The Hateful Eight. The Homesman. The Last Man Standing. The Last Samurai. The Magnificent Seven Returns. The Outlaw Josey Wales. The Outrage. The Proposition. The Quick and the Dead. The Revenant. The Salvation. The Sisters Brothers. The Warrior's Way. The Warrior. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Red_Harvest
Western films. |
| gptkbp:inspired |
gptkb:The_Good,_the_Bad_and_the_Ugly
numerous adaptations |
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Japanese
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Considered a classic of world cinema.
|
| gptkbp:music_by |
gptkb:Masaru_Sato
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| gptkbp:notable_for |
its storytelling
its character development its iconic imagery its moral ambiguity its dialogue its cinematography its direction its pacing its character arcs its cultural references its music score its plot twists its use of silence its legacy in cinema its use of wide shots its themes of loyalty and betrayal its influence on film noir its influence on Western films. |
| gptkbp:plot |
A wandering samurai becomes embroiled in a conflict between two rival gangs.
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| gptkbp:premiere |
gptkb:film_festival
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| gptkbp:produced_by |
gptkb:Akira_Kurosawa_Productions
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| gptkbp:release_date |
1961-04-25
April 25, 1961 |
| gptkbp:release_year |
gptkb:1961
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| gptkbp:remake |
gptkb:A_Fistful_of_Dollars
gptkb:Red_Harvest |
| gptkbp:runtime |
110 minutes
|
| gptkbp:screenplay_by |
gptkb:Hideo_Oguni
gptkb:Akira_Kurosawa gptkb:Ryūzō_Kikushima |
| gptkbp:set_in |
gptkb:Japan
the Edo period |
| gptkbp:setting |
A small town in Japan.
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| gptkbp:starring |
gptkb:Tatsuya_Nakadai
gptkb:Toshiro_Mifune gptkb:Yoko_Tsukasa |
| gptkbp:theme |
Loyalty and betrayal.
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:A_Fistful_of_Dollars
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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