Yojimbo
Kill one or a hundred... you only hang once
1961 1 hour 50 minutes
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.
25th April 1961
65 years ago
1 hour 50 minutes
Finishes at 9:22am
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 2 nominations total
8.2/10
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