Yojimbo (1961, Akira Kurosawa)

Film Details

Rating

Rank

387

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

Color

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