Yojimbo
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are stru...
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.
Takeshi Katō
Tatsuya Nakadai
Eijirō Tōno
Kō Nishimura
Toshirō Mifune
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Yōko Tsukasa
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Genres: Drama, Thriller
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.
Cast
Takeshi Katō
Ronin Kobuhachi
Tatsuya Nakadai
Unosuke, gunfighter
Eijirō Tōno
Gonji, Tavern Keeper
Kō Nishimura
Kuma
Toshirō Mifune
Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Kohei
Yōko Tsukasa
Nui
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Yoichiro
Seizaburō Kawazu
Seibê - brothel operator
Yōsuke Natsuki
Kohei's Son
Sachio Sakai
First Foot Soldier
Ikio Sawamura
Hansuke
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Executive Producer
Takashi Shimura
Tokuemon, sake brewer
Kamatari Fujiwara
Tazaemon
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Kyū Sazanka
Ushitora
Susumu Fujita
Homma, Instructor Who Skips Town
Ichirō Nakatani
First Samurai
Daisuke Katō
Inokichi
Gen Shimizu
Magotaro
Atsushi Watanabe
The Cooper (Coffin-Maker)
Isuzu Yamada
Orin
Akira Tani
Kame
Namigoro Rashomon
Kannuki the Giant
Jerry Fujio
Roku - Samurai Whose Arm is Cut
Ryuzo Kikushima
Executive Producer