Yojimbo (1961)

09/13/1961 1h 50m

Seven Samurai if it Was Just One Samurai!

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Overview

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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Cast Ages at Release

Toshirō Mifune

as Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai

Born 04/02/1920

Died 12/24/1997, age

Tatsuya Nakadai

as Unosuke, gunfighter

Born 12/13/1932, age

Yōko Tsukasa

as Nui

Born 08/20/1934, age

Takashi Shimura

as Tokuemon, sake brewer

Born 03/12/1905

Died 02/11/1982, age

Yōsuke Natsuki

as Kohei's Son

Born 02/27/1936

Died 01/14/2018, age

Sachio Sakai

as First Foot Soldier

Born 09/08/1925

Died 03/11/1998, age

Yoshio Tsuchiya

as Kohei

Born 05/18/1927

Died 02/08/2017, age

Hideyo Amamoto

as Yahachi

Born 01/02/1926

Died 03/23/2003, age