Yojimbo

Yojimbo

1961
1h 50m
8.1

8.1/10

1,670 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Thriller

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

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.

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Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
TOHO
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Keywords

japan samurai swordplay gambling sword bodyguard black and white fighting family intrigue ronin jidaigeki revolver edo period feudal japan 19th century business rivalry middleman asian western grand rivals pitting ones enemy's against each other

Quick Facts

Original Title 用心棒
Release Date April 25, 1961
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0055630

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

Yōsuke Natsuki
Yōsuke Natsuki

Kohei's Son

Eijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno

Gonji, Tavern Keeper

Kamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara

Tazaemon

Ikio Sawamura
Ikio Sawamura

Hansuke

Key Crew

Akira Kurosawa
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Ryuzo Kikushima
Screenplay
Ryuzo Kikushima
Executive Producer
Akira Kurosawa
Producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Executive Producer