Yojimbo

Yojimbo (1961)

1961-04-25 · 110 min · Rating 8.08/10 (1664 votes)

Kill one or a hundred... you only hang once

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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Keywords

19th century asian western black and white bodyguard business rivalry edo period family feudal japan fighting gambling grand intrigue japan jidaigeki middleman pitting ones enemy's against each other revolver rivals ronin samurai sword swordplay

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