Yojimbo

Yojimbo

Overview

A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.

Ratings

IMDb 8.2
TMDB 8.1
Rotten Tomatoes 96
Metacritic 93

Details

Director Akira Kurosawa
Cast Daisuke Katô, Eijirō Tōno, Hiroshi Tachikawa, Isuzu Yamada, Seizaburō Kawazu, Takashi Shimura, Tatsuya Nakadai, Toshirō Mifune, Yôko Tsukasa, Yōsuke Natsuki
Country Japan
Release Year 1961
Runtime: 1h 50m
Budget: 73,334 USD
Release Date: 1961-09-13
Awards: Top rated movie #157 | Nominated for 1 Oscar, 5 wins & 2 nominations total
Tagline: Seven Samurai if it Was Just One Samurai!