Yojimbo
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
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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Yojimbo was released on April 25, 1961.
Yojimbo was directed by Akira Kurosawa.
Yojimbo has a runtime of 1h 50m.
Yojimbo was produced by Akira Kurosawa.
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.
The key characters in Yojimbo are Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai (Toshirō Mifune), Unosuke, gunfighter (Tatsuya Nakadai), Nui (Yōko Tsukasa).
Yojimbo is rated Not Rated.
Yojimbo is a Drama, Action, Thriller film.
Yojimbo has an audience rating of 9.6 out of 10.
Yojimbo has made $562K at the box office.