Yojimbo
用心棒
Japan • 1961
Director
#52Criterion Collection →Synopsis
The incomparable Toshiro Mifune stars in Akira Kurosawa’s visually stunning and darkly comic YOJIMBO. To rid a terror-stricken village of corruption, wily masterless samurai Sanjuro turns a range war between two evil clans to his own advantage. Remade twice, by Sergio Leone and Walter Hill, this exhilarating genre-twister remains one of the most influential and entertaining films of all time.
Synopsis
The incomparable Toshiro Mifune stars in Akira Kurosawa’s visually stunning and darkly comic YOJIMBO. To rid a terror-stricken village of corruption, wily masterless samurai Sanjuro turns a range war between two evil clans to his own advantage. Remade twice, by Sergio Leone and Walter Hill, this exhilarating genre-twister remains one of the most influential and entertaining films of all time.
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Credits
Crew
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
WriterRyuzo Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa
CinematographerKazuo Miyagawa
ComposerMasaru Satō
EditorAkira Kurosawa
ProducerAkira Kurosawa
Cast
Toshirō Mifuneas Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
Tatsuya Nakadaias Unosuke, gunfighter
Yōko Tsukasaas Nui