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.
| Title | Yojimbo |
|---|---|
| Year | 1961 |
| Genre | Drama, Thriller |
| Country | Japan |
| Studio | TOHO |
| Cast | Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yōko Tsukasa, Isuzu Yamada, Daisuke Katō, Seizaburō Kawazu |
| Crew | Akira Kurosawa (Director), Kazuo Miyagawa (Director of Photography), Ryūzō Kikushima (Executive Producer), Akira Kurosawa (Editor), Ryūzō Kikushima (Screenplay), Masaru Satō (Original Music Composer) |
| Keyword | japan, samurai, swordplay, gambling, sword, bodyguard, black and white, fighting, family, intrigue, ronin, criterion, jidaigeki, revolver, edo period, feudal japan, 19th century, business rivalry, middleman, asian western, rivals, pitting ones enemy's against each other |
| Release | Apr 25, 1961 |
| Runtime | 110 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 8.10 / 10 by 1,461 users |
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