Yojimbo (1961)
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.
- Released
- 1961-04-25
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Akira Kurosawa, Akira Kurosawa, Ryuzo Kikushima
- TMDB rating
- 8.1/10 from 1780 votes
Cast
- Toshirō Mifune as Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
- Tatsuya Nakadai as Unosuke, gunfighter
- Yōko Tsukasa as Nui
- Isuzu Yamada as Orin
- Daisuke Katō as Inokichi
- Seizaburō Kawazu as Seibê - brothel operator
- Takashi Shimura as Tokuemon, sake brewer
- Hiroshi Tachikawa as Yoichiro
- Yōsuke Natsuki as Kohei's Son
- Eijirō Tōno as Gonji, Tavern Keeper
- Kamatari Fujiwara as Tazaemon
- Ikio Sawamura as Hansuke
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