Yojimbo (1961)
Akira KurosawaA 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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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
| Name | Character | |
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Toshirō Mifune | Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai |
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Tatsuya Nakadai | Unosuke, gunfighter |
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Yōko Tsukasa | Nui |
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Isuzu Yamada | Orin |
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Daisuke Katō | Inokichi |
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Seizaburō Kawazu | Seibê - brothel operator |
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Takashi Shimura | Tokuemon, sake brewer |
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Hiroshi Tachikawa | Yoichiro |
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Yōsuke Natsuki | Kohei's Son |
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Eijirō Tōno | Gonji, Tavern Keeper |
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Kamatari Fujiwara | Tazaemon |
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Ikio Sawamura | Hansuke |
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Atsushi Watanabe | The Cooper (Coffin-Maker) |
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Susumu Fujita | Homma, Instructor Who Skips Town |
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Kyū Sazanka | Ushitora |
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Kō Nishimura | Kuma |
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Takeshi Katō | Ronin Kobuhachi |
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Ichirō Nakatani | First Samurai |
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Sachio Sakai | First Foot Soldier |
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Akira Tani | Kame |
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Namigoro Rashomon | Kannuki the Giant |
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Yoshio Tsuchiya | Kohei |
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Gen Shimizu | Magotaro |
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Jerry Fujio | Roku - Samurai Whose Arm is Cut |
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Yutaka Sada | Matsukichi |
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Shin Ōtomo | Kumosuke |
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Shōichi Hirose | Ushitora Follower |
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Hideyo Amamoto | Yahachi |
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Shōji Ōki | Sukeju |
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Fuminori Ōhashi | Second Samurai |
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Hiroshi Kiyama | Farmer |
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Senkichi Ōmura | Traveler |
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Noriko Honma | Farmer's Ex-wife |
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Ryusuke Nishio | Seibei Follower |
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Naoya Kusakawa | Seibei Follower |
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Nadao Kirino | Seibei Follower |
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Mitsuo Tsuda | |
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Shinpei Takagi | Ushitora Follower |
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Jun Ōtomo | Seibei Follower |
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Akio Kusama | Ushitora Follower |
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Yasuzō Ogawa | Ushitora Follower |
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Hiroshi Takagi | Ushitora Follower |
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Jun'ichirō Mukai | Seibei Follower |
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Takuzō Kumagai | |
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Ichirō Chiba | Second Foot Soldier |
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Haruya Sakamoto | Ushitora Follower |
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Rinsaku Ogata | Seibei Follower |
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Takeo Ogushi | Ushitora Follower |
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Yoko Terui | Woman at Seibei's House |
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Hiromi Mineoka | Woman at Seibei's House |
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Michiko Kawa | Woman at Seibei's House |