Yojimbo

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

Original title: 用心棒
Duration: 110 min
Release date: 1961-04-25
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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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Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune
as Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai
as Unosuke, gunfighter
Yōko Tsukasa
Yōko Tsukasa
as Nui
Isuzu Yamada
Isuzu Yamada
as Orin
Daisuke Katō
Daisuke Katō
as Inokichi
Seizaburō Kawazu
Seizaburō Kawazu
as Seibê - brothel operator
Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura
as Tokuemon, sake brewer
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Hiroshi Tachikawa
as Yoichiro
Yōsuke Natsuki
Yōsuke Natsuki
as Kohei's Son
Eijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno
as Gonji, Tavern Keeper
Kamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara
as Tazaemon
Ikio Sawamura
Ikio Sawamura
as Hansuke
Atsushi Watanabe
Atsushi Watanabe
as The Cooper (Coffin-Maker)
Susumu Fujita
Susumu Fujita
as Homma, Instructor Who Skips Town
Kyū Sazanka
Kyū Sazanka
as Ushitora
Kō Nishimura
Kō Nishimura
as Kuma
Takeshi Katō
Takeshi Katō
as Ronin Kobuhachi
Ichirō Nakatani
Ichirō Nakatani
as First Samurai
Sachio Sakai
Sachio Sakai
as First Foot Soldier
Akira Tani
Akira Tani
as Kame
Namigoro Rashomon
Namigoro Rashomon
as Kannuki the Giant
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Yoshio Tsuchiya
as Kohei
Gen Shimizu
Gen Shimizu
as Magotaro
Jerry Fujio
Jerry Fujio
as Roku - Samurai Whose Arm is Cut
Yutaka Sada
Yutaka Sada
as Matsukichi
Shin Ōtomo
Shin Ōtomo
as Kumosuke
Shōichi Hirose
Shōichi Hirose
as Ushitora Follower
Hideyo Amamoto
Hideyo Amamoto
as Yahachi
Shōji Ōki
Shōji Ōki
as Sukeju
Fuminori Ōhashi
Fuminori Ōhashi
as Second Samurai
Hiroshi Kiyama
Hiroshi Kiyama
as Farmer
Senkichi Ōmura
Senkichi Ōmura
as Traveler
Noriko Honma
Noriko Honma
as Farmer's Ex-wife
Ryusuke Nishio
Ryusuke Nishio
as Seibei Follower
Naoya Kusakawa
Naoya Kusakawa
as Seibei Follower
Nadao Kirino
Nadao Kirino
as Seibei Follower
Mitsuo Tsuda
Mitsuo Tsuda
as
Shinpei Takagi
Shinpei Takagi
as Ushitora Follower
Jun Ōtomo
Jun Ōtomo
as Seibei Follower
Akio Kusama
Akio Kusama
as Ushitora Follower
Yasuzō Ogawa
Yasuzō Ogawa
as Ushitora Follower
Hiroshi Takagi
Hiroshi Takagi
as Ushitora Follower
Jun'ichirō Mukai
Jun'ichirō Mukai
as Seibei Follower
Takuzō Kumagai
Takuzō Kumagai
as
Ichirō Chiba
Ichirō Chiba
as Second Foot Soldier
Haruya Sakamoto
Haruya Sakamoto
as Ushitora Follower
Rinsaku Ogata
Rinsaku Ogata
as Seibei Follower
Takeo Ogushi
Takeo Ogushi
as Ushitora Follower
Yoko Terui
Yoko Terui
as Woman at Seibei's House
Hiromi Mineoka
Hiromi Mineoka
as Woman at Seibei's House
Michiko Kawa
Michiko Kawa
as Woman at Seibei's House
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