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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 martial arts, with a darkly comic and tense tone. Themes of power & corruption and greed & ambition 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
Rural
When
1800s

Premise & themes

Premise
Martial Arts
Themes
Power & CorruptionGreed & Ambition
Tone
Darkly ComicTense

Shape

Protagonist
Solo LeadAntihero
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction

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