Yojimbo

1961 | 1h 50min | 8.1

Kill one or a hundred... you only hang once

Yojimbo
8.1
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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.

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Yojimbo

1961 | 1h 50min
Drama | Thriller
★ 8.1
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PACING
8.3
Slow Fast
COMPLEXITY
6.4
Casual Mind-Bending
ATMOSPHERE
6.9
Light Dark
VISUALS
4.9
Raw / Indie Epic / CGI
ASIAN WESTERN • BLACK AND WHITE • BODYGUARD

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