

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.

Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai

Unosuke, gunfighter

Nui

Orin

Inokichi

Seibê - brothel operator

Tokuemon, sake brewer

Yoichiro

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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.

Movie / 1966

Movie / 1962

Movie / 1954

Movie / 1980

Movie / 2013

Movie / 1953

Movie / 2006

Movie / 2024

Movie / 2000

Movie / 2024

Movie / 2017

Movie / 2003

Movie / 1958

Movie / 2007

Movie / 2021

Movie / 2012

Movie / 1986

Movie / 1998

Movie / 2005

Movie / 1999