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Auction History Result 5c0472 YOJIMBO Japanese 14x20 1961 Akira Kurosawa classic, samurai Toshiro Mifune, ultra rare! Date Sold 9/28/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Japanese Movie Poster (14x20; measures 13 3/4" x 20" [35 x 51 cm]) (Learn More) Yojimbo, the classic 1961 Akira Kurosawa Japanese samurai warrior martial arts action melodrama ("A new film by Akira Kurosawa"; "Venice Film Festival Award winner") starring Toshiro Mifune, Eijiro Tono, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yoko Tsukasa, and Kamatari Fujiwara. Note that Sergio Leone seemingly based A Fistful of Dollars on this movie (because it has an extremely similar plot), but he did not buy the rights, and Kurosawa sued Leone and won, and was given a share of the royalties. Also note that a knowledgeable collector tells us that the 1961 U.S. first release of this film took place in major urban centers (New York, Washington, Los Angeles, San Francisco, etc) before spreading out to other urban areas over the next year or so. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that we have only sold one other first release Japanese poster, and that was a B2 poster in 1997! Also, note that this is a "country of origin" poster for this Japanese movie! Also, note that this poster has been trimmed and it now measures 13 3/4" x 20" [35 x 51 cm]. Finally, note that this poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube. Condition: good to very good. The poster was never folded. It has been trimmed along the blank areas at top and bottom (see our image) and some someone covered the top thin blank area with a long piece of white tape. It has light creases scattered in various areas but otherwise it is in pretty nice condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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