Yojimbo (1961)
Directed by Akira Kurosawa · 110 min · Drama, Thriller
79.1 TOPICAL score · #395 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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, directed by Akira Kurosawa) has a TOPICAL score of 79.1 - ranked 395 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and critics, and lowest on awards. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 93. Audiences: TMDB 8.1/10 (1,768 ratings) · IMDb 8.2/10. Wikipedia covers it in 50 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 93
- AudienceTMDB 8.1/10 (1,768 ratings) · IMDb 8.2/10
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 50 languages
- Still read45,291 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
- Cult statusWikipedia mentions a cult following 1 time
Starring: Toshirō Mifune (actor #16), Tatsuya Nakadai (actor #167), Yōko Tsukasa, Isuzu Yamada
“Yojimbo received highly positive reviews, and, over the years, became widely regarded as one of the best films by Kurosawa.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10