Toshirō Mifune
as Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
Est. fee: N/A
Data Dossier
Yojimbo
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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.
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Year
- 1961
- Cast
- Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yōko Tsukasa, Isuzu Yamada, Daisuke Katō, Seizaburō Kawazu, Takashi Shimura, Hiroshi Tachikawa, Yōsuke Natsuki, Eijirō Tōno
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
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The Cast
Principal cast
Tatsuya Nakadai
as Unosuke, gunfighter
Est. fee: N/A
Yōko Tsukasa
as Nui
Est. fee: N/A
Isuzu Yamada
as Orin
Est. fee: N/A
Daisuke Katō
as Inokichi
Est. fee: N/A
Seizaburō Kawazu
as Seibê - brothel operator
Est. fee: N/A
Takashi Shimura
as Tokuemon, sake brewer
Est. fee: N/A
Hiroshi Tachikawa
as Yoichiro
Est. fee: N/A
Cast bios and estimated salaries are sourced live from the web and reflect the most recent reliable public reporting. "N/A" indicates a figure that is genuinely unreported. Portraits courtesy of TMDB.
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Scenes from Yojimbo
