Cinematic background from Yojimbo 1961 - 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.

Yojimbo

1961

Action, Drama, Thriller

Directors:
Akira Kurosawa
Writers:
Ryûzô Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa
Official poster of Yojimbo 1961 directed by Akira Kurosawa
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A young boy and a man looking out of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men standing in front of an open door of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man riding a bike down a street with another man standing behind him; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A person is looking at a cross in the background; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man leaning against a wall looking down at the floor; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man holding a drink in his hand while standing next to another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man with a beard and a long mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing behind a wooden fence; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Black and white photograph of a man looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man standing in front of a bunch of ropes; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black - and - white photo of a man and a woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a robe and a man in a kimono; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old photo of a man holding a baseball bat on top of a ladder; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a robe stands in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man holding a baseball bat while standing on a dirt field; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a traditional japanese outfit walking on a dirt field; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man in a kimono sitting in front of a wooden wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men are standing in the middle of a dusty field; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black - and - white photo of a man holding a sword; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man standing in front of a building in an old town; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Black and white photograph of people sitting and standing in front of a building; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing in the middle of a street; Extreme Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a wooden fence; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A person with a sword in a dark room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man in a kimono; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people walking down a street; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man holding a sword in front of a wooden wall; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man with a long hair and a beard is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men sitting in front of a bamboo wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man sitting on the ground next to another man; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man with a bun and a black jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people are running in the dirt; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men in traditional garb looking at each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Black and white photograph of a man holding a bottle; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Black and white photograph of a man with a samurai sword; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man with a beard is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old photo of a man smoking a cigarette in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man sitting next to another man holding a cup; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man walking on a dirt road near a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man in a samurai outfit; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a kimono is holding a katana; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a kimono is holding a bottle of sake and another man in a kimono is holding a bottle of sake; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man holding a katana in front of two other men; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Black and white photograph of a man holding a cell phone to his ear; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A woman walking down the street at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An image of a bell hanging on a pole in the rain; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black - and - white photo of a man smiling in a doorway; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men standing next to each other; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men are fighting in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man sitting on top of a wooden structure; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men in traditional garb are playing frisbee; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man holding two vases and a sword in his hands; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a group of men in samurai garb; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man eating a bowl of food with chopsticks in his hands; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man walking on a dirt path near a field; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man with a beard and a mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man looking through a fence; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people in traditional japanese garb; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman sitting next to each other holding a candle; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man is smiling and looking up at the sky; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman are looking at one another; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a group of men in traditional garb; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man with a long black hair and a bald head; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men in traditional garb sit in front of a wooden box; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men are playing baseball in the fog; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A woman is bending over to drink from a cup; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man holding a sword in a black and white photo; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man holding a pair of scissors in his hand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older woman and a younger man in traditional japanese garb; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a wooden structure; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man holding a racket in front of a wooden wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man with long black hair is sleeping; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing in a cage; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Black and white photograph of a man in a kimono; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a robe walking down the hall way; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man sitting on a wooden structure; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a group of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man wearing a black robe and a black mask; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man with dreadlocks sitting in a dark room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men are tied to a rope and one is wearing a hat; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man holding two guns; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man holding a gun in his hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men talking to each other in front of a wooden ladder; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A young woman in a kimono looking at her reflection in a mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men in traditional japanese garb are fighting; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing in the dark; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man is lying on the ground next to an open trunk; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a group of people in traditional japanese garb; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a samurai garb swinging a sword; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing in front of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man in the rain; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man wearing a plaid shirt and a plaid jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a group of people in a village; Extreme Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people in traditional garb are gathered together; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Yojimbo” (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old photo of a woman looking out a window; Medium shot, Low angle