Yojimbo

Synopsis: Drifter samurai manipulates two gangster clans terrorizing a small town in this Western-like Japanese classic. Strong characters, tongue-in-cheek humor, effective dramatic tension appeal to fans of Westerns, art-house devotees.

Starring:  Toshiro Mifune, Eijiro Tono

Director:  Akira Kurosawa

Writer:  Akira Kurosawa, Ryuzo Kikushima 

Released:  1961 (theater)

Rating:  NR

Country:  Japan

Language:  Japanese

AKA: 
Bodyguard, The (1961) (International: English title: literal title)
Yojimbo the Bodyguard (1962) (USA)
Yojinbo (1961) (Japan: modified title)