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Yojimbo (1961)

Apr 25, 1961 · 1h 50m

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

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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Top 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
  • Atsushi Watanabe Atsushi Watanabe The Cooper (Coffin-Maker)
  • Susumu Fujita Susumu Fujita Homma, Instructor Who Skips Town
  • Kyū Sazanka Kyū Sazanka Ushitora
  • Kō Nishimura Kō Nishimura Kuma

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