Yojimbo (1961)

NR09/13/1961 (US)Drama, Thriller1h 50m

ONLY BALCONY SEATING WILL BE AVAILABLE STARTING 5/19/25 THROUGH 9/5/25.

Featuring a performance on the Mighty WurliTzer before the film.

Overview:
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.

Directors: Akira Kurosawa.

Main cast: Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yōko Tsukasa, Isuzu Yamada, Daisuke Katō.

Release dates: 1961, rating: NR