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.
Details
- Release date
- 1961-04-25
- Duration
- 01:50
- Categories
- Drama, Thriller
- Studios
- TOHO
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Status
- Released
- Original title
- 用心棒
- Votes
- 1,664
Top cast
Toshirō Mifune
Tatsuya Nakadai
Yōko Tsukasa
Isuzu Yamada
Daisuke Katō
Seizaburō Kawazu
Takashi Shimura
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Yōsuke Natsuki
Eijirō Tōno
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