# Yojimbo (1961)

> A sardonic wandering samurai turns a gang-ridden Edo-period town against itself through cunning, swordplay, and calculated chaos.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6782

## Facts

- Runtime: 110 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Director: Akira Kurosawa
- Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yōko Tsukasa, Isuzu Yamada, Daisuke Katō, Seizaburō Kawazu, Takashi Shimura, Hiroshi Tachikawa
- TMDB rating: 8.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055630/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: sardonic, witty, stylish, classic cinema night, action movie night

## Synopsis

A lone samurai navigates a deadly game of deception in a divided town.

## Movies like Yojimbo

- [Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)](https://ember.film/movie/26569)
- [Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)](https://ember.film/movie/19616)
- [Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973)](https://ember.film/movie/26576)
- [Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)](https://ember.film/movie/26566)
- [The Sword of Doom (1966)](https://ember.film/movie/11990)
- [Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)](https://ember.film/movie/19618)
- [Samurai Rebellion (1967)](https://ember.film/movie/16210)
- [Shogun Assassin (1980)](https://ember.film/movie/9020)
- [Seven Samurai (1954)](https://ember.film/movie/295)
- [Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)](https://ember.film/movie/19615)

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