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Yojimbo (1961)

Yojimbo (1961)

Drama Thriller

Kill one or a hundred... you only hang once

Release Date: 1961, April 25
Directors: Akira Kurosawa
Countries: Japan
Production: TOHO
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Daisuke Katō, Kamatari Fujiwara, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Eijirō Tōno, Atsushi Watanabe, Gen Shimizu, Shinpei Takagi, Shin Ōtomo, Sachio Sakai, Ichirō Chiba

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.

Keywords:

family period drama swordplay gambling samurai fighting 19th century sword grand japan business rivalry black and white feudal japan jidaigeki ronin edo period intrigue bodyguard revolver middleman asian western rivals pitting ones enemy's against each other