Yojimbo
Movie
1961
1 HOUR 50 MINS
Adventure
Dark comedy
A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.
Cast & Crew
Toshirô Mifune Sanjuro Kuwabatake
Tatsuya Nakadai Unosuke
Eijiro Tono Gonji, tavern keeper
Takashi Shimura Tokuemon
Seizaburô Kawazu Seibei
Isuzu Yamada Orin
Hiroshi Tachikawa Yoichiro
Kyû Sazanka Ushitora
Daisuke Katô Inokichi
Yosuke Natsuki Kohei's Son
Kamatari Fujiwara Tazaemon
Ikio Sawamura Hansuke
Atsushi Watanabe The Cooper (Coffin-Maker)
Susumu Fujita Homma
Akira Kurosawa Director
Ryûzô Kikushima Writer
Akira Kurosawa Writer
Ryûzô Kikushima Executive Producer
Akira Kurosawa Producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka Executive Producer
Masaru Satô Original Music
Kazuo Miyagawa Cinematography
Akira Kurosawa Film Editing
Yoshirô Muraki Production Designer
Yoshirô Muraki Costume Design
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