(用心棒)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Japan

Genres:

Drama,

Thriller

Runtime:

110 minutes

Year:

1961

Directors:

Akira Kurosawa

Production companies:

TOHO

Actors:

Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai

Unosuke, gunfighter

Nui

Orin

Inokichi

Crews:

Director of Photography

Executive Producer

Original Music Composer

Screenplay

Executive Producer