- Action, Adventure, Drama, Crime
- 137 min
Yataro Tanigawa, a one-eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill. Gomyo hires Tanigawa as his bodyguard, or yojimbo, to protect him during an inter-clan conflict. Tanigawa quickly rises in stature in the clan, but finds his boss's enemies almost overwhelming.
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Cast
- Tatsuya NakadaiGomyo Kiyoemon
- Keiko KishiOmon
- Ayumi IshidaOriwa
- Makoto FujitaKasuke
- Isao NatsuyagiSharaku
- Kayo MatsuoOren
- Ai KanzakiOsaki
- Tatsuo UmemiyaKawazu
- Hajime HanaHanba
- Yoshio HaradaYataro Tanigawa
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- Hideo GoshaDirector
- Kaneo IkegamiScreenplay
- Shotaro IkenamiNovel
- Tadashi SakaiDirector of Photography
- Masaru SatōOriginal Music Composer
- Michio SuwaEditor
- Gin'ichi KishimotoProducer
- Masayuki SatōProducer
- Shigemi SugisakiProducer
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