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Yojimbo

81 %|Apr 25, 1961|Drama, Thriller

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.

Featured Crew

Akira Kurosawa
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Ryūzō Kikushima
Screenplay
Ryūzō Kikushima
Executive Producer
Akira Kurosawa
Producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Executive Producer
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
Kazuo Miyagawa
Director of Photography

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Cast

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Toshirō Mifune
Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
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Tatsuya Nakadai
Unosuke, gunfighter
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Seizaburō Kawazu
Seibê - brothel operator
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Takashi Shimura
Tokuemon, sake brewer
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Yōsuke Natsuki
Kohei's Son
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Eijirō Tōno
Gonji, Tavern Keeper
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Atsushi Watanabe
The Cooper (Coffin-Maker)
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Susumu Fujita
Homma, Instructor Who Skips Town
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Kyū Sazanka
Ushitora
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Takeshi Katō
Ronin Kobuhachi
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Ichirō Nakatani
First Samurai
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Sachio Sakai
First Foot Soldier
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Namigoro Rashomon
Kannuki the Giant
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Gen Shimizu
Magotaro
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Jerry Fujio
Roku - Samurai Whose Arm is Cut
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Yutaka Sada
Matsukichi
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Shin Ōtomo
Kumosuke
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Shōichi Hirose
Ushitora Follower
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Fuminori Ōhashi
Second Samurai
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Noriko Honma
Farmer's Ex-wife
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Ryusuke Nishio
Seibei Follower
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Naoya Kusakawa
Seibei Follower
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Nadao Kirino
Seibei Follower
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Shinpei Takagi
Ushitora Follower
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Jun Ōtomo
Seibei Follower
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Akio Kusama
Ushitora Follower
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Yasuzō Ogawa
Ushitora Follower
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Hiroshi Takagi
Ushitora Follower
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Jun'ichirō Mukai
Seibei Follower
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Ichirō Chiba
Second Foot Soldier
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Haruya Sakamoto
Ushitora Follower
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Rinsaku Ogata
Seibei Follower
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Takeo Ogushi
Ushitora Follower
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Yoko Terui
Woman at Seibei's House
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Hiromi Mineoka
Woman at Seibei's House
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Michiko Kawa
Woman at Seibei's House