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Yojimbo (1961)

Original title: 用心棒

NR · 1961-04-25 · 1h 50m · JA
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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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Akira KurosawaDirector

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Toshirō MifuneToshirō MifuneSanjuro Kuwabatake / The SamuraiTatsuya NakadaiTatsuya NakadaiUnosuke, gunfighterYōko TsukasaYōko TsukasaNuiIsuzu YamadaIsuzu YamadaOrinDaisuke KatōDaisuke KatōInokichiSeizaburō KawazuSeizaburō KawazuSeibê - brothel operatorTakashi ShimuraTakashi ShimuraTokuemon, sake brewerHiroshi TachikawaHiroshi TachikawaYoichiroYōsuke NatsukiYōsuke NatsukiKohei's SonEijirō TōnoEijirō TōnoGonji, Tavern KeeperKamatari FujiwaraKamatari FujiwaraTazaemonIkio SawamuraIkio SawamuraHansuke

Keywords

FamilyFightingJapan19th centuryBodyguardSwordGamblingRevolverIntrigueSamuraiSwordplayFeudal japanRoninAsian westernEdo periodJapanese film

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Genre affinityThriller · DramaTheme affinityFamily · Fighting · JapanVisual styleEdo PeriodDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityFamilyDirector preference90737

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What is Yojimbo about?

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.

How long is Yojimbo?

Yojimbo has a runtime of 110 minutes.

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