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Yojimbo
1961 8.1 (1522 votes) 1h 50m
Genres
Drama Thriller
Production Companies
TOHO

Yojimbo (用心棒)

Kill one or a hundred... you only hang once

Overview

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. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk merchant Tazaemon and sake merchant Tokuemon to hire him as a personal bodyguard, then artfully sets in motion a full-scale gang war between the two ambitious and unscrupulous men.

Key Crew

Director of Photography: Kazuo Miyagawa

Screenplay: Ryūzō Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Producer: Akira Kurosawa

Top Cast

Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune

Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai

Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai

Unosuke, gunfighter

Yōko Tsukasa
Yōko Tsukasa

Nui

Isuzu Yamada
Isuzu Yamada

Orin

Daisuke Katō

Inokichi

Seizaburō Kawazu
Seizaburō Kawazu

Seibê - brothel operator

Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura

Tokuemon, sake brewer

Hiroshi Tachikawa
Hiroshi Tachikawa

Yoichiro

Videos

Yojimbo (1961) Original Trailer [4K]

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