A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk merchant Tazaemon and sake merchant Tokuemon to hire him as a personal bodyguard, then artfully sets in motion a full-scale gang war between the two ambitious and unscrupulous men.
Yojimbo has generally received very positive reviews.
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Yojimbo was released in 1961 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 626 reviews, giving Yojimbo (1961) an average rating of 86%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 92%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 87%.
With a score of 86%, Yojimbo is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1961, which stands at 59%.
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