YOJIMBO
Samurai drama set in 16th century Japan. A ronin (masterless samurai) arrives in a rural village ruled by two warring gangs. Offering his services to each in turn, he plays the two gangs off against one another.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Sanjuro Kuwabatake Toshiro Mifune
- Gonji, the saké seller Eijirô Tono
- Seibei, Tazaemon's henchman Seizaburô Kawazu
- Orin, Seibei's wife Isuzu Yamada
- Yoichiro, Seibei's son Hiroshi Tachikawa
- Honma, the ex-yojimbo Susumu Fujita
- Ushitora, Tokuemon's henchman Kyu Sazanka
- Inokichi, Ushitora's brother Daisuke Katô
- Unosuke, Ushitora's younger brother Tatsuya Nakadai
- Tazaemon, the silk merchant Kamatari Fujiwara
- Tokuemon, the saké merchant Takashi Shimura
- coffin maker Atsushi Watanabe
- Hansuke Ikio Sawamura
- Kuma Kô Nishimura
- Kohei, a farmer Yoshio Tsuchiya
- Nui, farmer's wife Yôko Tsukasa
- farmer's son Yôsuke Natsuki
- Roku Jerry Fujio
- Ronin Kobuhachi Takeshi Kato
- first samurai Ichiro Nakaya
- first foot soldier Sachio Sakai
- Kame Akira Tani
- Kannuki Namigoro Rashomon
- Magotaro Gen Shimizu
- Matsukichi Yutaka Sada
- Kumosuke Shin Otomo
- Ushitora follower Shoichi Hirose
- Yahachi Hideyo Amamoto
- Sukeju Shôji ôki
- second samurai Fuminori Ohashi
- farmer Hiroshi Yoseyama
- traveller Senkichi Omura
- ex-wife of farmer Fumiko Homma
- Seibei followers Ryusuke Nishio
- Seibei followers Naoya Kusama
- Seibei follower Nadao Kirino
- Seibei follower Jun Otomo
- Ushitora follower Shinpei Takagi
- Ushitora follower Sho Kusama
- Ushitora follower Yasuzo Ogawa
- Ushitora follower Hiroshi Takagi
- Seibei follower Junichiro Kukai
- Seibei follower Fumiyoshi Kamagaya
- second foot soldier Ichiro Chiba
- Ushitora follower Haruya Sakamoto
- Seibei follower Rinsaku Ogata
- Ushitora follower Fumio Kogushi
- woman at Seibei's house Yoko Terui
- woman at Seibei's house Hiromi Mineoka
- woman at Seibei's house Michiko Kawa
Credits
Direction
- Director Akira Kurosawa
- Chief Assistant Director Shiro Moritani
- Assistant Director Masanobu Deme
- Assistant Director Yasuhiro Yoshimatsu
- Assistant Director Yoshikumi Wada
- Script Supervisor Teruyo Nogami
Rights
Production
- Production Company Kurosawa Productions
- Production Company Toho Co. Ltd.
- Producer Tomoyuki Tanaka
- Producer Ryuzo Kikushima
- Production Supervisor Hiroshi Nezu
- Assistant Production Supervisor Shigeru Nakamura
Writing
- Screenplay Ryuzo Kikushima
- Screenplay Akira Kurosawa
- [Screenplay] Hideo Oguni
Photography
- Director of Photography Kazuo Miyagawa
- Lighting Choshiro Ishii
- Assistant Lighting Shoji Kaneko
- Assistant Cinematographer Takao Saito
Stills
- Stills Photography Masao Fukuda
Editing
- Assistant Editor Reiko Kaneko
Design
- Art Director Yoshiro Muraki
- Assistant Art Director Yoshifumi Honda
- Properties Koichi Hamamura
Costumes
- Costumes Yoshiro Muraki
- Costumes Masahiro Kato
Make-up
- Hair Yoshiko Matsumoto
- Hair Junjiro Yamada
Music
- Music Masaru Sato
Choreography
- Choreography Hiroshi Kanesu
Sound
- Sound Choshichiro Mikami
- Sound Hisashi Shimonaga
- Assistant Sound Zen Shida
- Sound Mixer Masanobu Miyazaki
- Sound Effects Ichiro Minawa
Consultant
- Transportation Ginzo Osumi
- Swordplay Instructor Yushio Sugino
- Swordplay Technique Ryu Kuze
