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8,233 Ratings

YOJIMBO

用心棒 | Yôjinbô

Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Japan, 1961
Action, Comedy, Adventure
  • 111111 minutes

Synopsis

A nameless ronin wonders into a rural village in feudal Japan. To restore peace in the community, he concocts a plan to play the two head rivals, fighting for monopoly of the local gambling trade, against one another.

Synopsis

A nameless ronin wonders into a rural village in feudal Japan. To restore peace in the community, he concocts a plan to play the two head rivals, fighting for monopoly of the local gambling trade, against one another.