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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1961-04-25
Runtime:
1h 50m
Director:
Akira Kurosawa
Writer:
Ryūzō Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa
Top Cast
Toshirō Mifune
Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
Tatsuya Nakadai
Unosuke, gunfighter
Yōko Tsukasa
Nui
Isuzu Yamada
Orin
Daisuke Katō
Inokichi
Seizaburō Kawazu
Seibê - brothel operator
Takashi Shimura
Tokuemon, sake brewer
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Yoichiro
Yōsuke Natsuki
Kohei's Son
Eijirō Tōno
Gonji, Tavern Keeper
Kamatari Fujiwara
Tazaemon
Ikio Sawamura
Hansuke
Official Videos
YOJIMBO Trailer (1961) - The Criterion Collection
Recommendations
79
Drama
Action
Comedy
Sanjuro
79
Drama
Throne of Blood
83
Drama
Ikiru
83
Drama
High and Low
77
Drama
Thriller
The Bad Sleep Well
65
Drama
Sanshiro Sugata
80
Drama
Rashomon
81
Action
Drama
Ran
78
Action
Drama
Kagemusha
84
Action
Drama
Seven Samurai
80
Drama
Action
Adventure
The Hidden Fortress
69
Adventure
Bend of the River
70
Hombre
71
Drama
The Lower Depths
71
Drama
Rhapsody in August
69
Thriller
Adventure
The Most Dangerous Game
70
Drama
The Idiot
69
Thriller
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
68
Comedy
The Boom
68
Drama
The Fugitive Kind