Yojimbo

1961·1h 50m·Drama·Thriller

Yojimbo

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

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

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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.

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

Crew

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Director of Photography

Kazuo Miyagawa

Music

Masaru Satō

Editor

Akira Kurosawa

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StatusReleasedRelease Date1961-04-25Runtime1h 50mLanguageJA

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