Yojimbo
8.1/10
Rating
110 min
Runtime
1961
Release Year
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Cast
Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yōko Tsukasa, Isuzu Yamada, Daisuke Katō
Quick Synopsis
In feudal Japan, a ronin without a master arrives in a small village caught between two rival businessmen competing for control over the local gambling scene. Adopting the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin offers his services as a bodyguard to both Tazaemon, a silk merchant, and Tokuemon, a sake merchant. By working for both sides, he skillfully manipulates the situation, sparking a violent conflict between the two men as they vie for dominance.
Detailed Synopsis 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.
