Toshirō Mifune Biography

9.7 Yojimbo: The Bodyguard1961

Genres: Music

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Artists: Toshirō Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Yôko Tsukasa, Tatsuya Nakadai

Yojimbois a 1961 jidaigeki (period drama) film directed by Akira Kurosawa. It tells the story of a ronin (masterless samurai), portrayed by Toshirō Mifune, who arrives in a small town where competing crime lords make their money from gambling.