Yojimbo (1961)
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 16.635 |
Directed By
Akira Kurosawa
Crew
Akira Kurosawa
Kazuo Miyagawa
Ryūzō Kikushima
Akira Kurosawa
Ryūzō Kikushima
Masaru Satō
Akira Kurosawa
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Akira Kurosawa
Reiko Kaneko
Yoshirō Muraki
Yoshirō Muraki
Teruyo Nogami
Shirō Moritani
Ryū Kuze
Hisashi Shimonaga
Chôshichirô Mikami
Hiroshi Nezu
Yoshifumi Honda
Ichirô Minawa
Takao Saitō
Masanobu Deme
Masanobu Miyazaki
Chōshirō Ishii
Yoshiko Matsumoto
Junjirō Yamada
Kôichi Hamamura
Daisaku Kimura
TOP CAST
Toshirō Mifune
Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
Tatsuya Nakadai
Unosuke, gunfighter
Yōko Tsukasa
Nui
Isuzu Yamada
Orin
Daisuke Katō
Inokichi
Seizaburō Kawazu
Seibê - brothel operator
Takashi Shimura
Tokuemon, sake brewer
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Yoichiro
Yōsuke Natsuki
Kohei's Son
Eijirō Tōno
Gonji, Tavern Keeper
Kamatari Fujiwara
Tazaemon
Ikio Sawamura
Hansuke
Atsushi Watanabe
The Cooper (Coffin-Maker)
Susumu Fujita
Homma, Instructor Who Skips Town
Kyū Sazanka
Ushitora
Kō Nishimura
Kuma
Takeshi Katō
Ronin Kobuhachi
Ichirō Nakatani
First Samurai
Sachio Sakai
First Foot Soldier
Akira Tani
Kame
Namigoro Rashomon
Kannuki the Giant
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Kohei
Gen Shimizu
Magotaro
Jerry Fujio
Roku - Samurai Whose Arm is Cut
Yutaka Sada
Matsukichi
Shin Ōtomo
Kumosuke
Shōichi Hirose
Ushitora Follower
Hideyo Amamoto
Yahachi
Shōji Ōki
Sukeju
Fuminori Ōhashi
Second Samurai
Hiroshi Kiyama
Farmer
Senkichi Ōmura
Traveler
Noriko Honma
Farmer's Ex-wife
Ryusuke Nishio
Seibei Follower
Naoya Kusakawa
Seibei Follower
Nadao Kirino
Seibei Follower
Shinpei Takagi
Ushitora Follower
Jun Ōtomo
Seibei Follower
Akio Kusama
Ushitora Follower
Yasuzō Ogawa
Ushitora Follower
Hiroshi Takagi
Ushitora Follower
Jun'ichirō Mukai
Seibei Follower
Ichirō Chiba
Second Foot Soldier
Haruya Sakamoto
Ushitora Follower
Rinsaku Ogata
Seibei Follower
Takeo Ogushi
Ushitora Follower
Yoko Terui
Woman at Seibei's House
Hiromi Mineoka
Woman at Seibei's House
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