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Director:
Akira Kurosawa
Writers:
Akira Kurosawa (story)
Akira Kurosawa (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
13 September 1961 (USA) more
Plot:
A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination more
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Great movie with one cool character more (101 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Toshirô Mifune ... Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
Tatsuya Nakadai ... Unosuke, gunfighter
Yôko Tsukasa ... Nui
Isuzu Yamada ... Orin
Daisuke Katô ... Inokichi, Ushitora's rotund brother
Seizaburô Kawazu ... Seibei, brothel operator
Takashi Shimura ... Tokuemon, sake brewer
Hiroshi Tachikawa ... Yoichiro
Yosuke Natsuki ... Kohei's Son
Eijirô Tôno ... Gonji, tavern keeper
Kamatari Fujiwara ... Tazaemon
Ikio Sawamura ... Hansuke
Atsushi Watanabe ... The Cooper (Coffin-Maker)
Susumu Fujita ... Homma, instructor who skips town
Kyû Sazanka ... Ushitora
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Yojimbo (UK) (USA)
The Bodyguard (International: English title) (literal title)
Yôjinbô (International) (modified Hepburn romanization)
Yojimbo the Bodyguard (USA)
Le garde du corps (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Yojimbo (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
A testör (Hungary) [hu]
Die Leibwache (West Germany) [de]
La sfida del samurai (Italy) [it]
Livvagten (Denmark) [da]
Mercenario (Spain) [es]
Straz przyboczna (Poland) [pl]
Yojimbo (Greece) [el]
Yojimbo - Der Leibwächter (West Germany) [de]
Yojimbo - Livvakten (Sweden) [sv]
Yojimbo - O Guarda-Costas (Brazil) [pt]
Yojimbo - onnensoturi (Finland) [fi]
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Runtime:
110 min | USA:75 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Perspecta Stereo (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | USA:TV-MA (cable rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | USA:Unrated | UK:PG (video rating) (1993) | UK:A (original rating)
Filming Locations:
Toho Studios, Tokyo, Japan

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Trivia:
"Yojimbo" means "bodyguard" in Japanese. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The interval between the noise of the gunshot, and the ringing of bell is too long. more
Quotes:
Sanjuro: [family he has just saved is crying with gratitude] Stop. Stop crying. It’s pathetic.
[they keep crying]
Sanjuro: I hate pathetic people. I'll have to kill you.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Nova: Secrets of the Samurai Sword (#35.1)" (2007) more

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28 out of 34 people found the following comment useful.
Great movie with one cool character, 28 October 2002
10/10
Author: blazing_l from Queens, NY

I just figured out why Toshirô Mifune is so mesmerizing to watch. It's just the way he expresses himself. This guy's amazing!

I've been exploring the halls of Kurosawa and it's getting hard to leave. Yojimbo is a FUN film to watch. Toshiro as the samurai steals almost every scene he is in and I think the epitome of his character is when he's in Gonji's place lying on the floor. He doesn't brag, but when he goes into action, that's it! As soon as he enters the chaotic town, he doesn't seem fazed at all and actually enjoys it. His demeanor is really amusing and it's great watching his plan unfold; how he manipulates both groups to get his way (it's really funny). Great thing too is he's not really a hero and he's not entirely a villain. He doesn't hesitate to kill, but does so methodically. You also have "characters" including Gonji, the thugs from both sides, and Unosuke with an ace up his sleeve (or robe?) which makes things really interesting.

Yojimbo's mix of dark humor, action, and a great performance from Mifune make for a Kurosawa classic.

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