Yojimbo
Yôjinbô
1961, Film, 110 min, Action, Drama, Thriller, Japanese, Japan, MoviePedia score 85
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.
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Cast
- Toshirō Mifune as The Samurai
- Eijirō Tōno as Gonji - Tavern Keeper
- Tatsuya Nakadai as Unosuke - Gunfighter
- Yôko Tsukasa as Nui
- Isuzu Yamada as Orin
- Daisuke Katō as Inokichi - Ushitora's Rotund Brother
- Seizaburô Kawazu as Seibê - Brothel Operator
- Takashi Shimura as Tokuemon - Sake Brewer
- Hiroshi Tachikawa as Yoichiro
- Yôsuke Natsuki as Kohei's Son
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