Yojimbo

Yojimbo

110 mins | Drama, Thriller | April 25, 1961

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.

Yojimbo

110 mins | Drama, Thriller | April 25, 1961

Yojimbo
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.
IMDb rating 8.2
Producers Toho Company, Ltd.
Original title 用心棒
Directors Masanobu Deme, Teruyo Nogami, Shirô Moritani, Akira Kurosawa
Writers Ryûzô Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa

Cast

Toshirō Mifune

as Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai

Tatsuya Nakadai

as Unosuke, gunfighter

Yôko Tsukasa

as Nui

Isuzu Yamada

as Orin

Daisuke Katō

as Inokichi

Seizaburō Kawazu

as Seibê - brothel operator

Takashi Shimura

as Tokuemon, sake brewer

Hiroshi Tachikawa

as Yoichiro

Yōsuke Natsuki

as Kohei's Son

Eijirō Tōno

as Gonji, Tavern Keeper

Kamatari Fujiwara

as Tazaemon

Ikio Sawamura

as Hansuke

Atsushi Watanabe

as The Cooper (Coffin-Maker)

Susumu Fujita

as Homma, Instructor Who Skips Town

Kyū Sazanka

as Ushitora

Kō Nishimura

as Kuma

Takeshi Katō

as Ronin Kobuhachi

Ichirô Nakatani

as First Samurai

Sachio Sakai

as First Foot Soldier

Akira Tani

as Kame

Namigoro Rashomon

as Kannuki the Giant

Yoshio Tsuchiya

as Kohei

Gen Shimizu

as Magotaro

Jerry Fujio

as Roku - Samurai Whose Arm is Cut

Yutaka Sada

as Matsukichi

Shin Ôtomo

as Kumosuke

Shôichi Hirose

as Ushitora Follower

Hideyo Amamoto

as Yahachi

Shôji Ôki

as Sukeju

Fuminori Ôhashi

as Second Samurai

Hiroshi Kiyama

as Farmer

Senkichi Ômura

as Traveler

Noriko Honma

as Farmer's Ex-wife

Ryusuke Nishio

as Seibei Follower

Naoya Kusakawa

as Seibei Follower

Nadao Kirino

as Seibei Follower

Shinpei Takagi

as Ushitora Follower

Jun Ōtomo

as Seibei Follower

Akio Kusama

as Ushitora Follower

Yasuzō Ogawa

as Ushitora Follower

Hiroshi Takagi

as Ushitora Follower

Jun'ichirō Mukai

as Seibei Follower

Ichirô Chiba

as Second Foot Soldier

Haruya Sakamoto

as Ushitora Follower

Rinsaku Ogata

as Seibei Follower

Takeo Ogushi

as Ushitora Follower

Yoko Terui

as Woman at Seibei's House

Hiromi Mineoka

as Woman at Seibei's House

Michiko Kawa

as Woman at Seibei's House