Yojimbo

110 min 1961 Published on, 1 year ago

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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.

Country

Japan

Genre

Drama Thriller

Released

25 Apr, 1961

Main Cast

Toshirō Mifune , Tatsuya Nakadai , Yōko Tsukasa , Isuzu Yamada , Daisuke Katō

Supporting Cast

Seizaburō Kawazu , Takashi Shimura , Hiroshi Tachikawa , Yōsuke Natsuki , Eijirō Tōno

japan samurai swordplay gambling sword bodyguard black and white intrigue ronin criterion jidaigeki revolver edo period feudal japan 19th century asian western