“Yojimbo” at the Loft to benefit Aikido at the Center

Don’t miss this classic Japanese samurai film, to benefit Aikido at the Center on Saturday, Feb. 7th.

Benefit at the Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. Tucson

The movie plays from 2-4 pm, and Aikido at the Center will be there beforehand, from 1-2 pm, doing a demonstration and discussing Aikido. We’ll also have a table in the lobby, so if you are interested in Aikido or our dojo, someone will be on hand to answer your questions. 

“Yojimbo” is a classic Akira Kurosawa movie starring the legendary Toshiro Mifune, as a ronin (masterless samurai) who wanders into a village where there are 2 competing crime lords.  As usual he is caught in the middle of the conflict.  More about the film at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yojimbo_(film)

Master filmmaker Akira Kurosawa once again teamed up with his on-screen muse, the incomparable Toshiro Mifune, to create a visually-stunning, darkly comic masterpiece. To rid a terror-stricken village of corruption, wily masterless samurai Sanjuro turns a range war between two evil clans to his own advantage.

Remade twice, by Sergio Leone (as A Fistful of Dollars) and Walter Hill (as Last Man Standing), this exhilarating genre-twister remains one of the most influential and entertaining films of all time. (Dir. by Akira Kurosawa, 1961, Japan, 110 mins., Not Rated)

 More info at www.aikidoatthecenter.org.