Yojimbo
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.
Keywords:
Japan
Samurai
Swordplay
Gambling
Sword
Bodyguard
Black and white
Fighting
Family
Intrigue
Ronin
Criterion
Jidaigeki
Revolver
Edo period
Feudal japan
19th century
Business rivalry
Middleman
Asian western
Rivals
Pitting ones enemy's against each other
Movie tag line: "Seven Samurai if it Was Just One Samurai!"
