Yojimbo

Matinee Heroes

YOJIMBO A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. The ronin convinces both businessmen, a silk merchant and a sake merchant to hire him as a personal bodyguard, then artfully sets in motion a full-scale gang war between the two ambitious and unscrupulous men. Craig and Alan talk about samurai tropes, The Ghost of Tsushima, double-crosses and the movie “Yojimbo” on this week’s Matinee Heroes! Show Notes 1:01 Craig and Alan talk samurai tropes and how the game Ghost of Tsushima inspired this month's theme. 11:15 Craig and Alan discuss "Yojimbo" 30:10 Recasting 47:46 Double Feature 50:39 Final Thoughts 56:01 A preview of next week's episode "Kubo and the Two Strings" Samurai month continues with the mythic stop-motion animated "Kubo and the Two Strings"