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1961 · 110 min · NR

Yojimbo

Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Drama, Thriller

Yojimbo (1961) is a Drama film, directed by Akira Kurosawa set in Japan during the 1800s. It runs 110 minutes and is rated NR.

A organized crime, with a darkly comic and tense tone. Themes of greed & ambition, power & corruption, and betrayal run throughout.

Composer
Masaru Satō
Cinematography
Kazuo Miyagawa
Cast
Toshirō MifuneTatsuya NakadaiYōko TsukasaIsuzu YamadaDaisuke KatōSeizaburō KawazuTakashi ShimuraHiroshi Tachikawa

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Japan
Setting
RuralUrban
When
1800s

Premise & themes

Premise
Organized Crime
Themes
Greed & AmbitionPower & CorruptionBetrayal
Tone
Darkly ComicTense

Shape

Protagonist
Solo LeadAntihero
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction

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