Yojimbo

#115 in the all-time ranking · #68 among films

0 Oscar wins · 1 nominations

Age rating

12+

Runtime

1h 50m

Yojimbo is rated 12+ and runs 1h 50m.

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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