The Bodyguard
Yôjinbô, feature film, drama, triler, Japan, 1961
DIRECTED BY: Akira Kurosawa
							                                                                        
                          CAST:
                            Toshirô Mifune (Sanjuro Kuwabatake / Samurai),
Tatsuya Nakadai (Unosuke),
Yôko Tsukasa (Nui),
Isuzu Yamada (Orin),
Daisuke Katô (Inokichi)
Seizaburô Kawazu (Seibê)
                        
                          SCRIPT:
                            Akira Kurosawa,
 Ryuzo Kikushima
                        
                          PHOTOGRAPHY:
                            Kazuo Miyagawa
                        
                          MUSIC:
                            Masaru Satô
                        
                          EDITING:
                            Akira Kurosawa
                        
                          Synopsis:
                            The story takes place in Japan during the 19th century. The main character is a samurai, Yojimbo, who arrives in a town where two gangsters rule and constantly fight. This eastern, a western in an eastern fashion, inspired Sergio Leone’s film Fistful of Dollars.
                        
b/w, 110'