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Yojimbo

Film · 1961

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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The people who made it

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Behind the camera

  1. Akira Kurosawadirector · writer · editor · producer
  2. Ryuzo Kikushimawriter · executive producer
  3. Tomoyuki Tanakaexecutive producer
  4. Kazuo Miyagawacinematographer
  5. Masaru Satōcomposer
  6. Yoshirō Murakiproduction designer

On screen

  1. Isuzu Yamadalead actor
  2. Yōko Tsukasalead actor
  3. Tatsuya Nakadailead actor
  4. Toshirō Mifunelead actor
  5. Seizaburō Kawazusupporting actor
  6. Hiroshi Tachikawasupporting actor
  7. Yōsuke Natsukisupporting actor
  8. Daisuke Katōsupporting actor
  9. Kamatari Fujiwarasupporting actor
  10. Eijirō Tōnosupporting actor
  11. Takashi Shimurasupporting actor
  12. Namigoro Rashomonguest actor
  13. Ryusuke Nishioguest actor
  14. Takeo Ogushiguest actor
  15. Yoko Teruiguest actor
  16. Hiromi Mineokaguest actor
  17. Hiroshi Kiyamaguest actor
  18. Hiroshi Takagiguest actor
  19. Jerry Fujioguest actor
  20. Michiko Kawaguest actor
  21. Shinpei Takagiguest actor
  22. Akio Kusamaguest actor
  23. Jun Ōtomoguest actor
  24. Jun'ichirō Mukaiguest actor
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From the people who made Yojimbo

102
  1. High and Low1963 · FilmExceptional· 19 shared
  2. Throne of Blood1957 · FilmExceptional· 20 shared
  3. The Hidden Fortress1958 · FilmExceptional· 22 shared
  4. The Bad Sleep Well1960 · FilmExceptional· 17 shared
  5. Red Beard1965 · FilmExceptional· 18 shared
  6. Legacy of the 500,0001963 · FilmExceptional· 9 shared
  7. The Lower Depths1957 · FilmExceptional· 9 shared
  8. Stray Dog1949 · FilmExceptional· 7 shared
  9. Scandal1950 · FilmExceptional· 4 shared
  10. Rashomon1950 · FilmExceptional· 6 shared
  11. Sanshiro Sugata1965 · FilmExceptional· 6 shared
  12. I Live in Fear1955 · FilmExceptional· 16 shared
  13. Kagemusha1980 · FilmExceptional· 6 shared
  14. Seven Samurai1954 · FilmExceptional· 22 shared
  15. Vanished Enlisted Man1955 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  16. Last Man Standing1996 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  17. The Idiot1951 · FilmExceptional· 3 shared
  18. Stray Dog1973 · FilmExceptional· 3 shared
  19. Ikiru1952 · FilmExceptional· 13 shared
  20. Sword for Hire1952 · FilmExceptional· 5 shared
  21. Snow Trail1947 · FilmExceptional· 5 shared
  22. My Wonderful Yellow Car1953 · FilmExceptional· 4 shared
  23. The Last Princess2008 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  24. Sanshiro Sugata1943 · FilmExceptional· 3 shared
  25. Beyond Love and Hate1951 · FilmExceptional· 5 shared
  26. Drunken Angel1948 · FilmExceptional· 5 shared
  27. When a Woman Ascends the Stairs1960 · FilmExceptional· 9 shared
  28. Vendetta of a Samurai1952 · FilmExceptional· 5 shared
  29. No Regrets for Our Youth1946 · FilmExceptional· 4 shared
  30. Ran1985 · FilmExceptional· 4 shared
  31. Rhapsody in August1991 · FilmExceptional· 4 shared
  32. The Quiet Duel1949 · FilmExceptional· 3 shared
  33. Saga of the Vagabonds1959 · FilmExceptional· 8 shared
  34. Jakoman and Tetsu1949 · FilmExceptional· 5 shared
  35. One Wonderful Sunday1947 · FilmExceptional· 3 shared
  36. Tsubaki Sanjuro2007 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  37. Highest 2 Lowest2025 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  38. Madadayo1993 · FilmExceptional· 3 shared
  39. Dreams1990 · FilmExceptional· 3 shared
  40. A Fistful of Dollars1964 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  41. After the Rain2000 · FilmExceptional· 4 shared
  42. The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail1952 · FilmExceptional· 3 shared
  43. Dodes'ka-den1970 · FilmExceptional· 5 shared
  44. Dersu Uzala1975 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  45. The Magnificent Seven Ride!1972 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  46. Ikiru2007 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  47. Return of the Seven1966 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  48. Guns of the Magnificent Seven1969 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  49. Four Love Stories1947 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  50. Play of the Week: Rashomon1960 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  51. The Sword of Doom1966 · FilmStrong· 9 shared
  52. Advance Patrol1957 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  53. The Outrage1964 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  54. Ebirah, Horror of the Deep1966 · FilmStrong· 8 shared
  55. Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster1964 · FilmStrong· 9 shared
  56. The Magnificent Seven2016 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  57. The Magnificent Seven1960 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  58. Tora! Tora! Tora!1970 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  59. Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'2002 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  60. Battle Beyond the Stars1980 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  61. Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'2002 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  62. Son of Godzilla1967 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  63. Runaway Train1985 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  64. Mothra vs. Godzilla1964 · FilmStrong· 10 shared
  65. Mothra1961 · FilmStrong· 8 shared
  66. The Return of Godzilla1984 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  67. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla1974 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  68. King Kong Escapes1967 · FilmStrong· 7 shared
  69. Godzilla1954 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  70. All Monsters Attack1969 · FilmStrong· 5 shared
  71. Living2022 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  72. Godzilla Raids Again1955 · FilmStrong· 8 shared
  73. Matango1963 · FilmStrong· 6 shared
  74. Kurosawa's Way2011 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  75. Invasion of Astro-Monster1965 · FilmStrong· 9 shared
  76. Terror of Mechagodzilla1975 · FilmStrong· 5 shared
  77. Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah1991 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  78. Godzilla, King of the Monsters!1956 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  79. Godzilla vs. Hedorah1971 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  80. Godzilla 19851985 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  81. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II1993 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  82. Godzilla vs. Mothra1992 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  83. Making of 'Dreams'1990 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  84. The War of the Gargantuas1966 · FilmStrong· 4 shared
  85. Godzilla vs. Destoroyah1995 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  86. Godzilla vs. Biollante1989 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  87. Street of Shame1956 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  88. Destroy All Monsters1968 · FilmStrong· 8 shared
  89. Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla1994 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  90. Rodan1956 · FilmStrong· 8 shared
  91. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril1972 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  92. Floating Weeds1959 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  93. Chikamatsu Monogatari1954 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  94. Sansho the Bailiff1954 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  95. King Kong vs. Godzilla1962 · FilmNotable· 8 shared
  96. Ugetsu1953 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  97. Godzilla vs. Gigan1972 · FilmNotable· 3 shared
  98. Godzilla vs. Megalon1973 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  99. House1977 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  100. Godzilla: Final Wars2004 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  101. What's Up, Tiger Lily?1966 · FilmNotable· 4 shared
  102. King Kong vs. Godzilla1963 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
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Through the cast

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  1. Samurai RebellionYōko TsukasaToshirō Mifune1967 · FilmExceptional· 5 shared
  2. Tokyo TwilightIsuzu Yamada1957 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  3. The End of SummerYōko Tsukasa1961 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  4. Late AutumnYōko Tsukasa1960 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  5. Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu IslandToshirō Mifune1956 · FilmStrong· 10 shared
  6. The Human Condition I: No Greater LoveTatsuya Nakadai1959 · FilmStrong· 5 shared
  7. HarakiriTatsuya Nakadai1962 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  8. Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji TempleToshirō Mifune1955 · FilmNotable· 5 shared
  9. The Human Condition II: Road to EternityTatsuya Nakadai1959 · FilmNotable· 3 shared
  10. The Face of AnotherTatsuya Nakadai1966 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  11. Samurai I: Musashi MiyamotoToshirō Mifune1954 · FilmNotable· 5 shared
  12. Belladonna of SadnessTatsuya Nakadai1973 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  13. HachikoTatsuya Nakadai1987 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  14. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's PrayerTatsuya Nakadai1961 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  15. ShōgunToshirō MifuneYōsuke Natsuki1980 · TV seriesNotable· 2 shared
  16. Hell in the PacificToshirō Mifune1968 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  17. Grand PrixToshirō Mifune1966 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  18. The Life of OharuToshirō MifuneDaisuke Katō1952 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  19. Red SunToshirō Mifune1971 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  20. Horus: Prince of the SunEijirō Tōno1968 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  21. MidwayToshirō Mifune1976 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  22. 1941Toshirō Mifune1979 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  23. Giovanni's IslandTatsuya Nakadai2014 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  24. KwaidanTatsuya NakadaiTakashi Shimura1965 · FilmFaint· 5 shared
  25. Early SpringDaisuke KatōEijirō Tōno1956 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  26. An Autumn AfternoonEijirō TōnoDaisuke Katō1962 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  27. The Ballad of NarayamaEijirō TōnoKō Nishimura1958 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  28. Floating CloudsDaisuke Katō1955 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  29. Tokyo StoryEijirō Tōno1953 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  30. Pale FlowerEijirō Tōno1964 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  31. Three Outlaw SamuraiKamatari Fujiwara1964 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  32. Funeral Parade of RosesYoshio Tsuchiya1969 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  33. The Tale of The Princess KaguyaTatsuya Nakadai2013 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  34. Gun WomanTatsuya Nakadai2014 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  35. KuronekoShōji Ōki1968 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  36. JigokuJun Ōtomo1960 · FilmFaint· 1 shared

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Same franchise

2
  1. Sanjuro1962 · FilmExceptional· 17 shared
  2. Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo1970 · FilmExceptional· 3 shared