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Yojimbo

(1961)
Release Date: April 25, 1961
Runtime: 1h 50m
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan
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Overview

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 MifuneSanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya NakadaiUnosuke, gunfighter
Yōko Tsukasa
Yōko TsukasaNui
Isuzu Yamada
Isuzu YamadaOrin
Daisuke Katō
Daisuke KatōInokichi
Seizaburō Kawazu
Seizaburō KawazuSeibê - brothel operator

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