Was the Cartoon Cartoon theme song inspired by Yojimbo?

I just watched the 1961 film "Yojimbo" in class recently and noticed a VERY familiar sounding tunes.
Cartoon Cartoon themesong:
• Cartoon Cartoons Theme...
yojimbo 1961:
www.dailymotion.com/video/xzymf3

[@beantrouser]

Like just about everyone else here, just finished watching the movie for the first time, immediately thought of Cartoon Network, and you seem to be the only search hit that supports the theory. Thank you for making the video!!

[@TitusPrime1995]

Thanks for Watching. I too, was surprised. So surprised that I hate to search it twice and no video was made

[@servorobotva2955]

But what’s the name

[@beantrouser]

@@servorobotva2955 The name of what? The movie's name is Yojimbo.

[@servorobotva2955]

The song that played before the cartoon cartoon theme song

[@beantrouser]

​@@servorobotva2955 It's somewhere in here: ua-cam.com/video/oorr0ycI04o/v-deo.html
Look in the description for track titles.

[@Alex-zq9ru]

For anyone wondering what track this is in the Yojimbo soundtrack, it’s called Streetfight.

[@rigobocardo1411]

just saw movie. couldnt figure out where i had heard it before. thanks for uploading the answer

[@willcarroll3712]

Very interesting observation

[@penguinij2540]

Just noticed this, while discovering more of Kurosawa's films, and wasn't expecting to see this connection lol

[@glenmorrison8080]

Thought the same. Googled. Ended up here. Great minds.

[@anthonycassimiro2295]

No wonder Steve Mank wasn't being original on his composition of the Cartoon Cartoons theme as the 7-note piece came from Masaru Sato's "Streetfight".

[@broissey]

Definitely. First saw Yojimbo in the summer of 2011 and thought the same thing. CARTOON CARTOON.

[@thegamedudeguy]

Samurai Jack, "Cartoon, Cartoon."

[@GarrisonMorton]

It was also in the fight scene in the VeggieTales episode Dave and the Giant Pickle albeit in a different key and slower.

[@nattartz6841]

HA! just watched the movie myself and thought the exact same thing. very cool

[@diptanshukashyap28]

I felt the same thing while watching the watchmojo video of top 10 Kurosawa movies
There’s a clip of yo jumbo with some girls dancing to the tune

[@RXNRMDN]

I’m watching Yojimbo for the first time right now, and had to pause it to Google and confirm this!

[@thegamedudeguy]

Immediately popped into my head.

[@anthonycassimiro2295]

I saw a comment in another video saying that most part of Cartoon Network's programming at the time was influenced by the Japanese pop culture.

[@IanCoYo]

Very glad I wasn't the only one 😂

[@reptilerule91]

Yes. Very clearly

[@fbfiveohv3]

100% yes

[@servorobotva2955]

What’s the name of the song in yojimbo

[@anthonycassimiro2295]

Streetfight.