Yojimbo (1961)
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Actors and Characters
Toshirô Mifune - Sanjuro Kuwabatake/The Samurai
Tatsuya Nakadai - Unosuke, gunfighter
Yôko Tsukasa - Nui
Isuzu Yamada - Orin
Daisuke Katô - Inokichi, Ushitora's rotund brother
Seizaburô Kawazu - Seibei, brothel operator
Takashi Shimura - Tokuemon, sake brewer
Hiroshi Tachikawa - Yoichiro
Yosuke Natsuki - Kohei's Son
Eijirô Tono - Gonji, tavern keeper
Movie Details
General Details
Genre Action; Crime; Drama; Thriller
Director Akira Kurosawa
Producer Ryuzo Kikushima; Akira Kurosawa
Writer Akira Kurosawa
Language JapaneseJapanese
Audience Rating UnratedUnrated
Running Time 110 mins
Country JapanJapan
Color Color
Technical Details
Format DVDDVD
Region Region 1
Dvd's In Case 1
Plot

Sanjuro, a wandering samurai enters a rural town in nineteenth century Japan. After learning from the innkeeper that the town is divided between two gangsters, he plays one side off against the other. His efforts are complicated by the arrival of the wily Unosuke, the son of one of the gangsters, who owns a revolver. Unosuke has Sanjuro beaten after he reunites an abducted woman with her husband and son, then massacres his father's opponents. During the slaughter, the samurai escapes with the help of the innkeeper; but while recuperating at a nearby temple, he learns of innkeeper's abduction by Unosuke, and returns to the town to confront him.

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IMDB: Yojimbo
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