Yojimbo
April 25, 1961
Overview
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...More
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.
Cast and crew
View All
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Toshirō Mifune
Sanjuro Kuwabatake
Tatsuya Nakadai
Unosuke
Yōko Tsukasa
Nui
Isuzu Yamada
Orin
Daisuke Katō
Inokichi
Seizaburō Kawazu
Seibê - brothel operator
Takashi Shimura
Tokuemon
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Yoichiro
Yōsuke Natsuki
Kohei's Son
Eijirō Tōno
Gonji
Kamatari Fujiwara
Tazaemon
Ikio Sawamura
Hansuke
AW
Atsushi Watanabe
The Cooper (Coffin-Maker)
Susumu Fujita
Homma
Kyū Sazanka
Ushitora
Kō Nishimura
Kuma
Takeshi Katō
Ronin Kobuhachi
Ichirō Nakatani
First Samurai
Sachio Sakai
First Foot Soldier
AT
Akira Tani
Kame
NR
Namigoro Rashomon
Kannuki the Giant
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Kohei
Gen Shimizu
Magotaro
Jerry Fujio
Roku - Samurai Whose Arm is Cut
Yutaka Sada
Matsukichi
Shin Ōtomo
Kumosuke
Shōichi Hirose
Ushitora Follower
Hideyo Amamoto
Yahachi
SŌ
Shōji Ōki
Sukeju
Fuminori Ōhashi
Second Samurai
HK
Hiroshi Kiyama
Farmer
Senkichi Ōmura
Traveler
NH
Noriko Honma
Farmer's Ex-wife
RN
Ryusuke Nishio
Seibei Follower
Naoya Kusakawa
Seibei Follower
Nadao Kirino
Seibei Follower
MT
Mitsuo Tsuda
Shinpei Takagi
Ushitora Follower
Jun Ōtomo
Seibei Follower
Akio Kusama
Ushitora Follower
YO
Yasuzō Ogawa
Ushitora Follower
HT
Hiroshi Takagi
Ushitora Follower
JM
Jun'ichirō Mukai
Seibei Follower
Takuzō Kumagai
IC
Ichirō Chiba
Second Foot Soldier
HS
Haruya Sakamoto
Ushitora Follower
Rinsaku Ogata
Seibei Follower
TO
Takeo Ogushi
Ushitora Follower
YT
Yoko Terui
Woman at Seibei's House
HM
Hiromi Mineoka
Woman at Seibei's House
Michiko Kawa
Woman at Seibei's House