Yojimbo
1961 ‧ Action/Thriller ‧ 1h 50m
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A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master (Toshirô Mifune), 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...
Release date: September 1961 (USA)
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Sequel: Sanjuro
Adaptations: A Fistful of Dollars (1964), Last Man Standing (1996), Inferno (1999), and more
Distributed by: Toho Co., Ltd.
Box office: $2.5 million (est.)
Yojimbo is a 1961 Japanese samurai film directed by Akira Kurosawa, who also co-wrote the screenplay and was one of the producers. The film stars Toshiro ...
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A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master (Toshirô Mifune), enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control ...
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