Yojimbo
“Kill one or a hundred... you only hang once”
8.1
Rating
(1607 votes)
1h 50m
Runtime
1961
Released
7
Popularity
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.
Status
Released
Original Title
用心棒
Release Date
1961-04-25
Languages
Japanese
Directors
Writers
Ryuzo KikushimaScreenplay
Akira KurosawaScreenplay
