Yojimbo (1961)

89

IMDb 4811

8.2

/131484/

Trakt

81

/1743/

TMDb

81

/1335/

Letterboxd

4.3

/104855/

Tomatoes

96

/46/

Audience

96

/42527/

Metacritic

93

/16/

RogerEbert

4.0

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Runtime: 110 min.

Status: Released

Certification: NR

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.

Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller

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Production companies: Toho, Kurosawa Production Co., Sammy, Toho Company

Yojimbo (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.

Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller

Keywords: tmdb.japan, tmdb.gambling, tmdb.swordplay, tmdb.samurai, tmdb.sword, tmdb.bodyguard, tmdb.fighting + 68 more, tmdb.family, tmdb.intrigue, tmdb.ronin, tmdb.revolver, tmdb.edo-period, tmdb.feudal-japan, tmdb.19th-century, tmdb.asian-western, mdblist.belongs-to-collection, mdblist.certified-fresh, mdblist.metacritic-must-see, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.mother-son-reunion, imdb.tough-guy, imdb.one-against-many, imdb.man-with-no-name, imdb.year-1860, imdb.heroic-outlaw, imdb.gratitude, imdb.husband-wife-reunion, imdb.woman-in-jeopardy, imdb.arm-cut-off, imdb.disarming-someone, imdb.one-word-title, imdb.samurai-warrior, imdb.ravaged-town, imdb.righteous-rage, imdb.1860s, imdb.samurai, imdb.gang-war, imdb.revolver, imdb.bodyguard, imdb.small-town, imdb.rivalry, imdb.ronin, imdb.swordsman, imdb.showdown, imdb.one-man-army, imdb.anti-hero, imdb.double-cross, imdb.betrayal, imdb.mercenary, imdb.sword-fight, imdb.gangster, imdb.outlaw-gang, imdb.vigilantism, imdb.corrupt-cop, imdb.mistress, imdb.corruption, imdb.shot-to-death, imdb.old-man, imdb.courage, imdb.crime-boss, imdb.massacre, imdb.japan, imdb.fight, imdb.duel, imdb.good-versus-evil, imdb.kindness, imdb.honor, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, mdblist.ext.4k-blu-ray, tmdb.jidaigeki, imdb.19th-century, tmdb.black-and-white, tmdb.criterion, imdb.gang, awards.oscar-nominated