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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.

Yojimbo is a 1961 drama and thriller movie directed by Akira Kurosawa starring Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai and Yōko Tsukasa. It runs 110 minutes. Viewers rate it 8.1/10 on TMDB based on 1789 votes.

  • Released: 1961-04-25
  • Runtime: 110 min
  • Genres: Drama, Thriller
  • TMDB rating: 8.1/10

Yojimbo cast

Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yōko Tsukasa, Isuzu Yamada, Daisuke Katō, Seizaburō Kawazu, Takashi Shimura, Hiroshi Tachikawa, Yōsuke Natsuki, Eijirō Tōno

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