Yojimbo
A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Studio
N/A
Release
13 Sep 1961
Runtime
110 min
Genres
Action, Drama, Thriller
Cast & Characters
Toshirô Mifune
Eijirô Tôno
Tatsuya Nakadai
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Critical Assessment
IMDb
8.2/10
RT Critics
96%
Metacritic
93/100
Yojimbo holds 8.2/10 on IMDb (141,960 votes), 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, 93/100 on Metacritic.
Not enough independent critic/audience score breakdown available.
Ratings as of 2026-07-30
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AI Verdict
AI-generatedBased on aggregated scores (8.2/10 on IMDb (141,960 votes), 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, 93/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
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