Yojimbo (1961) Yojimbo

Yojimbo ★★★★ 1961 Two clans vying for political power bid on the services of a laconic masterless samurai Sanjuro (Mifune), who comes to their small town in 1860. The samurai sells his services to both parties, with devastating results for all. Japanese with subtitles or dubbed. Re-made by Sergio Leone as the 1964 western "A Fist Full of Dollars." 110m/B VHS, DVD, Wide. JP Toshiro Mifune, Eijiro Tono, Isuzu Yamada, Seizaburo Kawazu, Kamatari (Keita) Fujiwara, Takashi Shimura, Tatsuya Nakadai, Daisuke Kato, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Susumu Fujita, Hiroshi Tachikawa, Kyu Sazanka, Ko Nishimura, Ikio Sawamura, Yoko Tsukasa; Director: Akira Kurosawa; Writer: Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Ryuzo Kikushima; Writer: Kazuo Miyagawa; Cameo: Masaru Sato.

At-a-glance
Year Released 1961
Length (in minutes) 110
Display Black & White
Formats VHS, DVD, Wide.
Filmed In Japan
Credits
Role Name
Actor Yoshio Tsuchiya
Actor Hiroshi Tachikawa
Actor Toshiro Mifune.
Actor Takashi Shimura
Actor Tatsuya Nakadai
Actor Kyu Sazanka
Actor Seizaburo Kawazu
Actor Ikio Sawamura
Actor Kamatari (Keita) Fujiwara
Actor Susumu Fujita
Actor Eijiro Tono
Actor Isuzu Yamada
Actor Daisuke Kato
Actor Ko Nishimura
Actor Yoko Tsukasa
Cameo Masaru Sato
Cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa
Director Akira Kurosawa
Writer Akira Kurosawa
Writer Ryuzo Kikushima
Writer Hideo Oguni

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