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Yojimbo

Name: Yojimbo
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1961
Duration: 110 min
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yôko Tsukasa, Isuzu Yamada, Daisuke Katō

Taste attributes: dramathrilleractionhistoricalfastimaginaryintricatelinearcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Seven Samurai if it Was Just One Samurai!"

Boxlist takeA fast-moving thriller, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like pace over patience.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

8.2 /10

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Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Balanced originality, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it

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Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow

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Synopsis

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.

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