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Yojimbo (1961)

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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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.

Rating:NR
Genre:Drama, Thriller
Directed By:Akira Kurosawa
Written By:Ryūzō Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa
In Theaters:9/13/1961
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Runtime:110 minutes
Studio:TOHO

Cast

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Director

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Toshirō Mifune

Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai

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Tatsuya Nakadai

Unosuke, gunfighter

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Yōko Tsukasa

Nui

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Isuzu Yamada

Orin

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Daisuke Katō

Inokichi

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Seizaburō Kawazu

Seibê - brothel operator

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Takashi Shimura

Tokuemon, sake brewer

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Hiroshi Tachikawa

Yoichiro

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Yōsuke Natsuki

Kohei's Son

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Eijirō Tōno

Gonji, Tavern Keeper

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Kamatari Fujiwara

Tazaemon

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