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Yojimbo

Name: Yojimbo
Genre: Drama
Released: 1961
Duration: 106 min
Cast: Isuzu Yamada, Tatsuya Nakadai, Takashi Shimura, Daisuke Katō, Yôko Tsukasa

1961 Drama

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A wandering 19th-century samurai arrives in a town that is dominated by two rival gangsters. He decides to save the locals from their influence by playing both sides off against each other until they wipe each other out - but his plan is complicated by the arrival of a wily gunslinger. Akira Kurosawa's adventure, starring Toshiro Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai. In Japanese

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Actors

Isuzu Yamada

Tatsuya Nakadai

Takashi Shimura

Daisuke Katō

Yôko Tsukasa

Toshirō Mifune

Part of: Sanjuro Collection

The masterless samurai Sanjuro, who slyly manipulates two warring clans to his own advantage in a small, dusty village, was so entertainingly embodied by the brilliant Toshiro Mifune that it was only a matter of time before he returned in a sequel. Made just one year later, Sanjuro matches Yojimbo’s storytelling dexterity yet adds layers of world-weary pragmatism that brings the two films to a thrilling and unforgettable conclusion.