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Yojimbo

Movie·1961·Drama, Thriller·1h 50m·8.1 (1,689)·Directed by Akira Kurosawa

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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.

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Toshirō MifuneToshirō MifuneSanjuro Kuwabatake / The SamuraiTatsuya NakadaiTatsuya NakadaiUnosuke, gunfighterYōko TsukasaYōko TsukasaNuiIsuzu YamadaIsuzu YamadaOrinDaisuke KatōDaisuke KatōInokichiSeizaburō KawazuSeizaburō KawazuSeibê - brothel operatorTakashi ShimuraTakashi ShimuraTokuemon, sake brewerHiroshi TachikawaHiroshi TachikawaYoichiro

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