Release Date
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Original Release
April 25, 1961
1h 50m
Yojimbo (1961)
â 8.1110 min
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.
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Department: Directing
âPopularity: 6.4
Cast
ToshirÅ Mifune
Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
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Tatsuya Nakadai
Unosuke, gunfighter
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YÅko Tsukasa
Nui
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Isuzu Yamada
Orin
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Daisuke KatÅ
Inokichi
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SeizaburÅ Kawazu
Seibê - brothel operator
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Takashi Shimura
Tokuemon, sake brewer
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Hiroshi Tachikawa
Yoichiro
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YÅsuke Natsuki
Kohei's Son
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EijirÅ TÅno
Gonji, Tavern Keeper
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Genres
DramaThriller
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