Yojimbo

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1961 PG-13 1h 50m
8.1 /10
1.7K
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Yojimbo
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.

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Geronimo1967
13 Aug 2023

I was surprised when I saw this, how late it was set - 19th Century - as I'd always imagined it to be of a more historical nature. That doesn't remote...

C
5 Jun 2018

Akira Kurosawa's 1961 film YOJIMBO is a Japanese period drama where wily strategy is worth just as much as prowess with a sword. In the late Edo era (...

T
16 Jun 2014

Great movie! Akira Kurosawa is just a master movie maker.

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