Yojimbo (1961)
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.
Director:
Akira Kurosawa
Writers:
Ryuzo Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa.
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Toshirō Mifune as Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai |
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Tatsuya Nakadai as Unosuke, gunfighter |
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Yōko Tsukasa as Nui |
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Isuzu Yamada as Orin |
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Daisuke Katō as Inokichi |
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Seizaburō Kawazu as Seibê - brothel operator |
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Takashi Shimura as Tokuemon, sake brewer |
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Hiroshi Tachikawa as Yoichiro |
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Yōsuke Natsuki as Kohei's Son |
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Eijirō Tōno as Gonji, Tavern Keeper |
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Kamatari Fujiwara as Tazaemon |
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Ikio Sawamura as Hansuke |
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Atsushi Watanabe as The Cooper (Coffin-Maker) |
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Susumu Fujita as Homma, Instructor Who Skips Town |
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Kyū Sazanka as Ushitora |
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Kō Nishimura as Kuma |
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Takeshi Katō as Ronin Kobuhachi |
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Ichirō Nakatani as First Samurai |
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Sachio Sakai as First Foot Soldier |
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Akira Tani as Kame |
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Namigoro Rashomon as Kannuki the Giant |
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Yoshio Tsuchiya as Kohei |
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Gen Shimizu as Magotaro |
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Jerry Fujio as Roku - Samurai Whose Arm is Cut |
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Yutaka Sada as Matsukichi |
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Shin Ōtomo as Kumosuke |
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Shōichi Hirose as Ushitora Follower |
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Hideyo Amamoto as Yahachi |
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Shōji Ōki as Sukeju |
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Fuminori Ōhashi as Second Samurai |
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Hiroshi Kiyama as Farmer |
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Senkichi Ōmura as Traveler |
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Noriko Honma as Farmer's Ex-wife |
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Ryusuke Nishio as Seibei Follower |
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Naoya Kusakawa as Seibei Follower |
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Nadao Kirino as Seibei Follower |
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Mitsuo Tsuda as |
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Shinpei Takagi as Ushitora Follower |
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Jun Ōtomo as Seibei Follower |
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Akio Kusama as Ushitora Follower |
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Yasuzō Ogawa as Ushitora Follower |
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Hiroshi Takagi as Ushitora Follower |
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Jun'ichirō Mukai as Seibei Follower |
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Takuzō Kumagai as |
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Ichirō Chiba as Second Foot Soldier |
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Haruya Sakamoto as Ushitora Follower |
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Rinsaku Ogata as Seibei Follower |
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Takeo Ogushi as Ushitora Follower |
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Yoko Terui as Woman at Seibei's House |
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Hiromi Mineoka as Woman at Seibei's House |
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Michiko Kawa as Woman at Seibei's House |
| Directing | Akira Kurosawa | Director |
| Camera | Kazuo Miyagawa | Director of Photography |
| Production | Ryuzo Kikushima | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Akira Kurosawa | Editor |
| Writing | Ryuzo Kikushima | Screenplay |
| Sound | Masaru Satō | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Akira Kurosawa | Screenplay |
| Production | Tomoyuki Tanaka | Executive Producer |
| Production | Akira Kurosawa | Producer |
| Editing | Reiko Kaneko | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yoshirō Muraki | Costume Design |
| Art | Yoshirō Muraki | Production Design |
| Directing | Teruyo Nogami | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Shirō Moritani | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Ryū Kuze | Choreographer |
| Production | Hiroshi Nezu | Production Supervisor |
| Art | Yoshifumi Honda | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Ichirô Minawa | Sound Effects Editor |
| Camera | Takao Saitō | First Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Masanobu Deme | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Masanobu Miyazaki | Sound Mixer |
| Lighting | Chōshirō Ishii | Lighting Technician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yoshiko Matsumoto | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Junjirō Yamada | Hairstylist |
| Art | Kôichi Hamamura | Property Master |
| Camera | Daisaku Kimura | Focus Puller |
| Sound | Chôshichirô Mikami | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Hisashi Shimonaga | Sound Recordist |
