

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 / 1954

Movie / 1980

Movie / 2013

Movie / 2000

Movie / 1972

Movie / 2024

Movie / 1999

Movie / 2013

Movie / 1963

Movie / 1957

Movie / 1998

Movie / 2011

Movie / 2019

Movie / 2011

Movie / 1974

Movie / 2016

Movie / 1977

Movie / 2014

Movie / 2020

Movie / 2004