![Yojimbo Poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500//tN7kYPjRhDolpui9sc9Eq9n5b2O.jpg)
Yojimbo
80.90%
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April 25, 1961
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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
Cast
![Toshirō Mifune](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//3A9PqrtiXHLp8B2JL7m3YvVXrmL.jpg)
Toshirō Mifune
Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
![Tatsuya Nakadai](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//4LygOe0vFQplLIft5IUWI5OewPX.jpg)
Tatsuya Nakadai
Unosuke, gunfighter
![Yōko Tsukasa](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//cEF3udfW1Miuo4f3wUiFejVukRC.jpg)
Yōko Tsukasa
Nui
![Isuzu Yamada](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//3b029DnOGOGBCj9rzg8RQFfYPHw.jpg)
Isuzu Yamada
Orin
![Daisuke Katō](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//7VATRGIU5NNhzdb6ZdJLKdqEvPW.jpg)
Daisuke Katō
Inokichi