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Yojimbo
Yojimbo
Drama, Thriller 04/25/1961

Yojimbo (1961)

"Kill one or a hundred... you only hang once"

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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.

Akira Kurosawa

Director

Ryuzo Kikushima

Screenplay

Akira Kurosawa

Screenplay