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Yojimbo

Yojimbo

# Kill one or a hundred... you only hang once
Drama   Thriller
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese
📆 Date Released: 1961-04-25
⌚ Running Time: 110 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 8.098

Beloved Cast

Toshirō Mifune original image
Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
Toshirō Mifune
Tatsuya Nakadai original image
Unosuke, gunfighter
Tatsuya Nakadai
Yōko Tsukasa original image
Nui
Yōko Tsukasa
Isuzu Yamada original image
Orin
Isuzu Yamada
Daisuke Katō original image
Inokichi
Daisuke Katō
Seizaburō Kawazu original image
Seibê - brothel operator
Seizaburō Kawazu
Takashi Shimura original image
Tokuemon, sake brewer
Takashi Shimura
Hiroshi Tachikawa original image
Yoichiro
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Yōsuke Natsuki original image
Kohei's Son
Yōsuke Natsuki
Eijirō Tōno original image
Gonji, Tavern Keeper
Eijirō Tōno
Kamatari Fujiwara original image
Tazaemon
Kamatari Fujiwara
Ikio Sawamura original image
Hansuke
Ikio Sawamura
Atsushi Watanabe original image
The Cooper (Coffin-Maker)
Atsushi Watanabe
Susumu Fujita original image
Homma, Instructor Who Skips Town
Susumu Fujita
Kyū Sazanka original image
Ushitora
Kyū Sazanka
Kō Nishimura original image
Kuma
Kō Nishimura
Takeshi Katō original image
Ronin Kobuhachi
Takeshi Katō
Ichirō Nakatani original image
First Samurai
Ichirō Nakatani
Sachio Sakai original image
First Foot Soldier
Sachio Sakai
Akira Tani original image
Kame
Akira Tani
Namigoro Rashomon original image
Kannuki the Giant
Namigoro Rashomon
Yoshio Tsuchiya original image
Kohei
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Gen Shimizu original image
Magotaro
Gen Shimizu
Jerry Fujio original image
Roku - Samurai Whose Arm is Cut
Jerry Fujio
Yutaka Sada original image
Matsukichi
Yutaka Sada
Shin Ōtomo original image
Kumosuke
Shin Ōtomo
Shōichi Hirose original image
Ushitora Follower
Shōichi Hirose
Hideyo Amamoto original image
Yahachi
Hideyo Amamoto
Shōji Ōki original image
Sukeju
Shōji Ōki
Fuminori Ōhashi original image
Second Samurai
Fuminori Ōhashi
Hiroshi Kiyama original image
Farmer
Hiroshi Kiyama
Senkichi Ōmura original image
Traveler
Senkichi Ōmura
Noriko Honma original image
Farmer's Ex-wife
Noriko Honma
Ryusuke Nishio original image
Seibei Follower
Ryusuke Nishio
Naoya Kusakawa original image
Seibei Follower
Naoya Kusakawa
Nadao Kirino original image
Seibei Follower
Nadao Kirino
Mitsuo Tsuda original image
Mitsuo Tsuda
Shinpei Takagi original image
Ushitora Follower
Shinpei Takagi
Jun Ōtomo original image
Seibei Follower
Jun Ōtomo
Akio Kusama original image
Ushitora Follower
Akio Kusama
Yasuzō Ogawa original image
Ushitora Follower
Yasuzō Ogawa
Hiroshi Takagi original image
Ushitora Follower
Hiroshi Takagi
Jun'ichirō Mukai original image
Seibei Follower
Jun'ichirō Mukai
Takuzō Kumagai original image
Takuzō Kumagai
Ichirō Chiba original image
Second Foot Soldier
Ichirō Chiba
Haruya Sakamoto original image
Ushitora Follower
Haruya Sakamoto
Rinsaku Ogata original image
Seibei Follower
Rinsaku Ogata
Takeo Ogushi original image
Ushitora Follower
Takeo Ogushi
Yoko Terui original image
Woman at Seibei's House
Yoko Terui
Hiromi Mineoka original image
Woman at Seibei's House
Hiromi Mineoka
Michiko Kawa original image
Woman at Seibei's House
Michiko Kawa

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