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japan gambling swordplay samurai sword bodyguard fighting family intrigue ronin jidaigeki revolver edo period feudal japan 19th century asian western
Yojimbo
Release Date: April 25, 1961
Year | : | 1961 |
Slogan | : | «Seven Samurai if it Was Just One Samurai!» |
Genres | : | Drama, Thriller |
Production Companies | : | TOHO |
Director | : | Akira Kurosawa |
Producers | : | Akira Kurosawa, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Ryūzō Kikushima, Hiroshi Nezu |
Writers | : | Akira Kurosawa, Ryūzō Kikushima |
RunTime | : | 110 mins. |
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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Trailer: Yojimbo (1961) Original Trailer [4K]
Teaser: YOJIMBO Trailer (1961) - The Criterion Collection
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