Yojimbo

Name: Yojimbo
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1961

1961

Akira Kurosawa

1961·Not Rated· Japan

Japan

Award tierSilver

Metascore

A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.

Cast

Toshirô Mifune·Yôko Tsukasa·Tatsuya Nakadai·Eijirô Tôno

Producers

Ryûzô Kikushima·Akira Kurosawa·Tomoyuki Tanaka

Languages

Japanese

Major Awards

2 wins · 1 nomination

Wins (2)

Best Actor

Venice Film Festival (1961)

Best Actor

Toshirô Mifune

Venice Film Festival (1961)

Best Actor

Toshirô Mifune

Nominations (1)

Festival Grand Prize

Venice Film Festival (1961)

Golden Lion

Akira Kurosawa