Movie (#11878) Back to listing ID 11878 Title Yojimbo Overview 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. Director Akira Kurosawa Year 1961 Votes 1126 Rating 8.1 Popularity 15.94 Budget 0 Poster Url https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/tN7kYPjRhDolpui9sc9Eq9n5b2O.jpg Are you sure you want to %action_name%?