Yojimbo 1961 · Japan · 110 minutes · Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 1 nomination. samurai film costume adventure Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yôko Tsukasa Director: Akira Kurosawa Better if all these men were dead. Think about it! A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town. Tags: lone wolves, bodyguards, righting the wronged 8.2 / 10 Login to add your rating Have you seen it? Add to your watchlist Like Better if all these men were dead. Think about it! A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town. Tags: lone wolves, bodyguards, righting the wronged Watch Yojimbo trailer Starring of Yojimbo Toshirô Mifune as Sanjuro Kuwabatake The Samurai Tatsuya Nakadai as Unosuke Yôko Tsukasa as gunfighter Isuzu Yamada as Nui Daisuke Katô as Orin Takashi Shimura as Inokichi Seizaburô Kawazu as Tokuemon Hiroshi Tachikawa as sake brewer Eijirô Tôno as Seibe - brothel operator Kamatari Fujiwara as Yoichiro Ikio Sawamura as Gonji Atsushi Watanabe as tavern keeper Susumu Fujita as Tazaemon Kyû Sazanka as Hansuke Yôsuke Natsuki as The Cooper (Coffin-Maker) Kô Nishimura as Homma Takeshi Katô as instructor who skips town Ichirô Nakatani as Ushitora Sachio Sakai as Koheis Son Akira Tani as Kuma Namigoro Rashomon as Ronin Kobuhachi Yoshio Tsuchiya as First Samurai Gen Shimizu as First Foot Soldier Yutaka Sada as Kame Shin Ôtomo as Kannuki the Giant Shôichi Hirose as Kohei Hideyo Amamoto as Magotaro Shôji Ôki as Matsukichi Fuminori Ôhashi as Kumosuke Hiroshi Yoseyama as Ushitora Follower Senkichi Ômura as Yahachi Noriko Honma as Sukeju Ryusuke Nishio as Second Samurai Naoya Kusakawa as Farmer Nadao Kirino as Traveler Jun Ôtomo as Farmers Ex-wife Shinpei Takagi as Seibei Follower Akio Kusama as Seibei Follower Yasuzô Ogawa as Seibei Follower Hiroshi Takagi as Seibei Follower Junichirô Mukai as Ushitora Follower Fumiyoshi Kamagaya as Ushitora Follower Ichirô Chiba as Ushitora Follower Haruya Sakamoto as Ushitora Follower Rinsaku Ogata as Seibei Follower Fumio Kogushi as Seibei Follower Yoko Terui as Second Foot Soldier Hiromi Mineoka as Ushitora Follower Michiko Kawa as Seibei Follower Jerry Fujio as Ushitora Follower Storyline of Yojimbo 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. Genre: action, drama, thriller Theme: lone wolves, bodyguards, righting the wronged Mood: tough guys Attribute: high artistic quality, high historical importance Flag: questionable for children, violence Award: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 1 nomination. Rating of Yojimbo 8.2 / 10 Login to add your rating Have you seen it? Add to your watchlist Like 0 0 0 0 0 Reviews of Yojimbo Write your review or comment