In 1860, during the final years of the Edo period, a rōnin wanders through a desolate countryside. Coming to a fork in the road, he chooses which path to take at random.
Stopping at a farmhouse for water, the rōnin over… Näytä lisää

• Toshiro Mifune as "Kuwabatake Sanjuro" (桑畑 三十郎), a wandering ronin and master swordsman drawn into a gang war.
• Eijirō Tōno as Gonji (権爺), the izakaya (tavern) owner and the ronin's ally and confidant.… Näytä lisää

Kurosawa stated that a major source for the plot was the 1942 film noir classic The Glass Key, an adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's 1931 novel of the same name. It has been noted that the overall plot of Yojimbo is closer to t… Näytä lisää