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Yojimbo (1961)

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Seven Samurai if it Was Just One Samurai!

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.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Akira Kurosawa
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    Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai Toshirō Mifune
  • Profile picture of Tatsuya Nakadai
    Unosuke, gunfighter Tatsuya Nakadai
  • Profile picture of Yōko Tsukasa
    Nui Yōko Tsukasa
  • Profile picture of Isuzu Yamada
    Orin Isuzu Yamada
  • Profile picture of Daisuke Katō
    Inokichi Daisuke Katō
  • Profile picture of Seizaburō Kawazu
    Seibê - brothel operator Seizaburō Kawazu
  • Profile picture of Takashi Shimura
    Tokuemon, sake brewer Takashi Shimura
  • Profile picture of Hiroshi Tachikawa
    Yoichiro Hiroshi Tachikawa

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