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FILM DETAILS

Certificate PG

Cast Toshiro Mifune Isuzu Yamada Eijiro Jono Yoko Tsukasa

Directors Akira Kurosawa

Screenwriters Ryuzo Kikushima Akira Kurosawa

Running Time 110 minutes

Yojimbo (PG)

Plot
Yojimbo, a wandering samurai enters a rural town in nineteenth century Japan. After learning from the innkeeper that the town is divided between two gangsters, he plays one side off against the other.

Verdict
Less visceral than the battle scene in Seven Samurai, this is more of a free-for-all, with brute force leaving no room for skill.


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