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Movie

Yojimbo

用心棒

1961•1h 50m•8.1/10
  • Drama
  • Thriller

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

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.

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

    Daisuke Katō

    Inokichi

  • Seizaburō Kawazu

    Seizaburō Kawazu

    Seibê - brothel operator

  • Takashi Shimura

    Takashi Shimura

    Tokuemon, sake brewer

  • Hiroshi Tachikawa

    Hiroshi Tachikawa

    Yoichiro

Details

Director
Akira Kurosawa
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
Status
Released

Where to Watch

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