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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.

Directed by: Akira Kurosawa
Written by: Akira Kurosawa & Ryūzō Kikushima
Runtime: 110 minutes
Critics score:
97 / 100
Tagline: Seven Samurai if there was just one samurai!
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Cast:
Toshirō Mifune Toshirō Mifune
Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai 
Tatsuya Nakadai Tatsuya Nakadai
Unosuke, gunfighter 
Yōko Tsukasa Yōko Tsukasa
Nui 
Isuzu Yamada Isuzu Yamada
Orin 
Daisuke Katō Daisuke Katō
Inokichi 
Seizaburō Kawazu Seizaburō Kawazu
Seibê - brothel operator 
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Also known as:
  • The Bodyguard
  • Yojimbo – O Guarda-Costas
  • Ochránce
  • El mercenario
  • Yôjinbô
  • Jodžimbo
  • Телесна стража
  • Yojimbo, der Leibwächter
  • Die Leibwache