The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Venue Partner)
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Kabuto in the shape of a turban shell with gold leaf
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Friday Oct 23, 2009 (6–8pm)
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Directions: Main Building: Take the 4, 5, or 6 train to 86th Street and walk to Fifth Avenue; OR take the M1, M2, M3, or M4 bus along Fifth Avenue. The Cloisters: Take the A train to 190th Street and walk, or transfer to the M4 bus and ride north one stop.
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$15
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The Met presents this film made by the great Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa (1910–1998) to accompany the special exhibition Art of the Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armor, 1156–1868, on view now through January 10, 2010. Yojimbo is the story of a wandering samurai who appears to be a jaded loner, but risks his own life to save innocent villagers caught in the middle of a bloody feud between two rival groups and their hired thugs. The film inspired several American westerns, such as A Fistful of Dollars, starring Clint Eastwood, and was remade as Last Man Standing, starring Bruce Willis. The screening will take place in the Met's Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium at 6 p.m.
Tickets for this screening are $15 and are available by clicking here.
For more information about the Samurai film series, click here.
Image: Kabuto (helmet) in the shape of a turban shell, with gold leaf. Momoyama period, 17th century. Tokyo National Museum
