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Yojimbo
1961, Akira Kurosawa
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Film Details
Rating
Rank
384
AKA
The Bodyguard / Yojimbo the Bodyguard
Released
1961
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Starring
Toshirô Mifune, Eijirô Tono, Tatsuya Nakadai
Country
Japan
Genres
Drama / Action / Crime / Thriller / Adventure
Language
Japanese
Color
B&W
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