Yojimbo
1961 film directed by Akira Kurosawa
Genre drama
Country Japan
Runtime 110 min
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Based on
Book: Public domain in the US (published 1927)
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Film: not public domain (1961) — see where to watch it below
Cast & crew
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Written by Akira Kurosawa
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Music by Masaru Sato
Cinematography Kazuo Miyagawa, Takao Saito
Edited by Akira Kurosawa
Cast (12)
Toshirō Mifune · Takashi Shimura · Tatsuya Nakadai · Isuzu Yamada · Daisuke Katō · Yoshio Tsuchiya · Yōko Tsukasa · Susumu Fujita · Eijirō Tōno · Kamatari Fujiwara · Kyū Sazanka · Hiroshi Tachikawa
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Series, universe & remakes
Next: Sanjuro (1962) →
Studio: Toho
Remade as: A Fistful of Dollars (1964), Django (1966), Last Man Standing (1996), Omega Doom (1996), The Warrior and the Sorceress (1984)
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