Is Yojimbo one of a kind?

Yes. More singular than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More violent than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Yojimbo end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Yojimbo easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yojimbo

Name: Yojimbo
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1961
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yōko Tsukasa, Isuzu Yamada, Daisuke Katō

Kill one or a hundred... you only hang once

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

Produced by TOHO

1961110 min8.1 / 10

A darkly clever samurai thriller where a cynical ronin manipulates two greedy rivals into mutual destruction, blending period grandeur with wry moral ambiguity.

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.

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Questions people ask

Is Yojimbo one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 88% of films.
Is Yojimbo violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.
Does Yojimbo end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Yojimbo scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is Yojimbo easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Yojimbo sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.