Yojimbo
用心棒
Release: 1961-04-25
·Runtime: 110m
·★ 8.1
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.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
TOHO
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Michiko Kawa
as Woman at Seibei's House
Toshirō Mifune
as Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
Tatsuya Nakadai
as Unosuke, gunfighter
Yōko Tsukasa
as Nui
Kyū Sazanka
as Ushitora
Sachio Sakai
as First Foot Soldier
Takuzō Kumagai
Daisuke Katō
as Inokichi
Eijirō Tōno
as Gonji, Tavern Keeper
Ikio Sawamura
as Hansuke
Kō Nishimura
as Kuma
Rinsaku Ogata
as Seibei Follower
Seizaburō Kawazu
as Seibê - brothel operator
Takashi Shimura
as Tokuemon, sake brewer
Yōsuke Natsuki
as Kohei's Son
Jerry Fujio
as Roku - Samurai Whose Arm is Cut
Hideyo Amamoto
as Yahachi
Akio Kusama
as Ushitora Follower
Kamatari Fujiwara
as Tazaemon
Takeshi Katō
as Ronin Kobuhachi
Shin Ōtomo
as Kumosuke
Fuminori Ōhashi
as Second Samurai
Naoya Kusakawa
as Seibei Follower
Jun Ōtomo
as Seibei Follower
Isuzu Yamada
as Orin
Yoshio Tsuchiya
as Kohei
Yutaka Sada
as Matsukichi
Shōichi Hirose
as Ushitora Follower
Noriko Honma
as Farmer's Ex-wife
Shinpei Takagi
as Ushitora Follower
Atsushi Watanabe
as The Cooper (Coffin-Maker)
Susumu Fujita
as Homma, Instructor Who Skips Town
Ichirō Nakatani
as First Samurai
Gen Shimizu
as Magotaro
Senkichi Ōmura
as Traveler
Nadao Kirino
as Seibei Follower
Crew
Kazuo Miyagawa
Director of Photography
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Executive Producer
Yoshirō Muraki
Production Design, Costume Design
Akira Kurosawa
Director, Editor, Screenplay, Producer
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
Masanobu Deme
Assistant Director
Ryuzo Kikushima
Screenplay, Executive Producer
Teruyo Nogami
Script Supervisor