Movie Description
用心棒
(1961)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Akira Kurosawa
- Producer : Akira Kurosawa
- Editor : Akira Kurosawa
- Cast : Toshirō Mifune,Tatsuya Nakadai,Yōko Tsukasa,Isuzu Yamada,Daisuke Katō,Seizaburō Kawazu,Takashi Shimura,Hiroshi Tachikawa,Yōsuke Natsuki,Eijirō Tōno,Kamatari Fujiwara,Ikio Sawamura,Atsushi Watanabe,Susumu Fujita,Kyū Sazanka,Kō Nishimura,Takeshi Katō,Ichirō Nakatani,Sachio Sakai,Akira Tani,Namigoro Rashomon,Yoshio Tsuchiya,Gen Shimizu,Jerry Fujio,Yutaka Sada,Shin Ōtomo,Shōichi Hirose,Hideyo Amamoto,Shōji Ōki,Fuminori Ōhashi,Hiroshi Kiyama,Senkichi Ōmura,Noriko Honma,Ryusuke Nishio,Naoya Kusakawa,Nadao Kirino,Mitsuo Tsuda,Shinpei Takagi,Jun Ōtomo,Akio Kusama,Yasuzō Ogawa,Hiroshi Takagi,Jun'ichirō Mukai,Takuzō Kumagai,Ichirō Chiba,Haruya Sakamoto,Rinsaku Ogata,Takeo Ogushi,Yoko Terui,Hiromi Mineoka,Michiko Kawa
Cast
Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
Unosuke, gunfighter
Nui
Orin
Inokichi
Seibê - brothel operator
Tokuemon, sake brewer
Yoichiro
Kohei's Son
Gonji, Tavern Keeper
Tazaemon
Hansuke
The Cooper (Coffin-Maker)
Homma, Instructor Who Skips Town
Ushitora
Kuma
Ronin Kobuhachi
First Samurai
First Foot Soldier
Kame
Kannuki the Giant
Kohei
Magotaro
Roku - Samurai Whose Arm is Cut
Matsukichi
Kumosuke
Ushitora Follower
Yahachi
Sukeju
Second Samurai
Farmer
Traveler
Farmer's Ex-wife
Seibei Follower
Seibei Follower
Seibei Follower
Ushitora Follower
Seibei Follower
Ushitora Follower
Ushitora Follower
Ushitora Follower
Seibei Follower
Second Foot Soldier
Ushitora Follower
Seibei Follower
Ushitora Follower
Woman at Seibei's House
Woman at Seibei's House
Woman at Seibei's House
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Facts
Original Title用心棒
Status Released
Release Information
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1961-04-25
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 50m
Production CompaniesTOHO
Genres
- Drama
- Thriller