Yojimbo (1961)

JapaneseFilm1961110 minDrama, Thriller★ 8.1/10

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.

Directed by

Akira Kurosawa

Starring

Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yōko Tsukasa

Music

Masaru Satō

Released

1961-04-25

Original title

用心棒

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