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Yojimbo

Kill one or a hundred... you only hang once

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.

19611h 50mNRDrama, Thriller

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About Yojimbo

Directors
Akira Kurosawa
Cast
Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yōko Tsukasa, Isuzu Yamada, Daisuke Katō, Seizaburō Kawazu
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Content rating
NR
Original language
Japanese
Production countries
Japan
Status
Released

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