Toshiro Mifune
Sanjuro Kuwabatake
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Yojimbo (Japanese: 用心棒, Hepburn: Yōjinbō, lit. ' Bodyguard ') 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 Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yoko Tsukasa, Isuzu Yamada, Daisuke Katō, Takashi Shimura, Kamatari Fujiwara, and Atsushi Watanabe.
A ronin (Toshirô Mifune) arrives in a town divided by two gangs and plays them against each other to free the town. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this 1961 action drama thriller.
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- Action, Drama, Thriller
- Akira Kurosawa
- 1961-09-13
Jan 19, 2010 · To rid a terror-stricken village of corruption, wily masterless samurai Sanjuro (Toshiro Mifune) turns a range war between two evil clans to his own advantage in Akira...
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Dec 26, 2020 · Watch or download Yojimbo, a 1961 Japanese movie directed by Akira Kurosawa and starring Toshiro Mifune. The film is a genre-twister that influenced many westerns, such as A Fistful of Dollars and Last Man Stand.
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Apr 10, 2005 · A classic samurai film by Akira Kurosawa, inspired by Dashiell Hammett's novel Red Harvest. Toshiro Mifune plays a ronin who pits two rival gangs against each other in a lawless town, while facing a gun-wielding villain.
Yojimbo is a classic samurai film by Akira Kurosawa, starring Toshiro Mifune as a ronin who disrupts a feud between two rival gangs. The film is widely influential and often cited as a precursor to the American western genre.
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Toshiro Mifune stars as Sanjuro, a masterless samurai who plays two rival clans against each other in a corrupt village. Learn about the film's production, influence, and legacy in this comprehensive Criterion edition.
