The Big Picture In 1996, Bruce Willis starred in Last Man Standing, a modern update of Akira Kurosawa's classic 1961 samurai film, Yojimbo. Kurosawa's films, narratives, and character archetypes are so iconic that they've had an indelible effect on modern cinema over the past century, and Yojimbo is no exception.
After getting the lay of the land, Smith sees an opportunity brewing in Jericho, putting his considerable skills as a gunslinger to work. He quickly starts playing both the Italian and Irish gangs against each other, essentially having them bid for his skills. Meanwhile, Smith starts bribing the town sheriff, Ed Galt , and Strozzi's girlfriend, Lucy .
'Last Man Standing' Isn't as Great as Kurosawa's Film While Last Man Standing does have a somewhat interesting setup, restructuring Kurosawa's classic film Yojimbo as a gangster movie, the film feels massively shallow and dull.
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