The Shadow's Edge
Action · Crime
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Film / 1961
Yojimbo
Directed by
Akira Kurosawa
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Toshirō MifuneSanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
Tatsuya NakadaiUnosuke, gunfighter
Yōko TsukasaNui
Isuzu YamadaOrin
Daisuke KatōInokichi
Seizaburō KawazuSeibê - brothel operator
Takashi ShimuraTokuemon, sake brewer
Hiroshi TachikawaYoichiro
Yōsuke NatsukiKohei's Son
Eijirō TōnoGonji, Tavern Keeper
Kamatari FujiwaraTazaemon
Ikio SawamuraHansuke
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Atsushi WatanabeThe Cooper (Coffin-Maker)
Susumu FujitaHomma, Instructor Who Skips Town
Kyū SazankaUshitora
Kō NishimuraKuma
Takeshi KatōRonin Kobuhachi
Ichirō NakataniFirst Samurai
Sachio SakaiFirst Foot Soldier
Akira TaniKame
Yoshio TsuchiyaKohei
Gen ShimizuMagotaro
Jerry FujioRoku - Samurai Whose Arm is Cut
Yutaka SadaMatsukichi
Shin ŌtomoKumosuke
Shōichi HiroseUshitora Follower
Hideyo AmamotoYahachi
Shōji ŌkiSukeju
Fuminori ŌhashiSecond Samurai
Hiroshi KiyamaFarmer
Senkichi ŌmuraTraveler
Noriko HonmaFarmer's Ex-wife
Ryusuke NishioSeibei Follower
Naoya KusakawaSeibei Follower
Nadao KirinoSeibei Follower
Mitsuo Tsuda
Shinpei TakagiUshitora Follower
Jun ŌtomoSeibei Follower
Akio KusamaUshitora Follower
Yasuzō OgawaUshitora Follower
Hiroshi TakagiUshitora Follower
Jun'ichirō MukaiSeibei Follower
Takuzō Kumagai
Ichirō ChibaSecond Foot Soldier
Haruya SakamotoUshitora Follower
Rinsaku OgataSeibei Follower
Takeo OgushiUshitora Follower
Yoko TeruiWoman at Seibei's House
Hiromi MineokaWoman at Seibei's House
Michiko KawaWoman at Seibei's House
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