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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.
Original Release
04/25/1961
US Release
09/13/1961
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Toshirô Mifune | The Samurai / Sanjuro Kuwabatake |
Tatsuya Nakadai | Unosuke - Gunfighter / Unosuke, gunfighter |
Yoko Tsukasa | Nui |
Isuzu Yamada | Orin |
Daisuke Katô | Inokichi - Ushitora's Rotund Brother / Inokichi |
Seizaburô Kawazu | Seibê - Brothel Operator |
Takashi Shimura | Tokuemon - Sake Brewer / Tokuemon, sake brewer |
Hiroshi Tachikawa | Yoichiro |
Eijirô Tôno | Gonji - Tavern Keeper / Gonji, Tavern Keeper |
Kamatari Fujiwara | Tazaemon |
Directors
Writers
Akira Kurosawa, Ryûzô Kikushima
Cast
Name | Character |
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Toshirô Mifune | The Samurai / Sanjuro Kuwabatake |
Tatsuya Nakadai | Unosuke - Gunfighter / Unosuke, gunfighter |
Yoko Tsukasa | Nui |
Isuzu Yamada | Orin |
Daisuke Katô | Inokichi - Ushitora's Rotund Brother / Inokichi |
Seizaburô Kawazu | Seibê - Brothel Operator |
Takashi Shimura | Tokuemon - Sake Brewer / Tokuemon, sake brewer |
Hiroshi Tachikawa | Yoichiro |
Eijirô Tôno | Gonji - Tavern Keeper / Gonji, Tavern Keeper |
Kamatari Fujiwara | Tazaemon |
Ikio Sawamura | Hansuke |
Atsushi Watanabe | The Cooper - Coffin-Maker / The Cooper (Coffin-Maker) |
Susumu Fujita | Homma - Instructor Who Skips Town / Homma, Instructor Who Skips Town |
Kyû Sazanka | Ushitora |
Ko Nishimura | Kuma |
Takeshi Katô | Ronin Kobuhachi |
Ichiro Nakatani | First Samurai |
Sachio Sakai | First Foot Soldier |
Akira Tani | Kame |
Tsunagorô Rashômon | Kannuki the Giant |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Tomoyuki Tanaka | Executive Producer |
Ryûzô Kikushima | Executive Producer |
Akira Kurosawa | Producer |
Ryûzô Kikushima | Producer |
Tomoyuki Tanaka | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1962 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Black-and-White | Nominated |