Yataro Tanigawa, a one-eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill. Gomyo hires Tanigawa as his bodyguard, or yojimbo, to protect him during an inter-clan conflict. Tanigawa quickly rises in stature in the clan, but finds his boss's enemies almost overwhelming.
Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai
Gomyo Kiyoemon
Keiko Kishi
Omon
Ayumi Ishida
Oriwa
Makoto Fujita
Kasuke
Isao Natsuyagi
Sharaku
Kayo Matsuo
Oren
Ai Kanzaki
Osaki
Tatsuo Umemiya
Kawazu
Hajime Hana
Hanba
Yoshio Harada
Yataro Tanigawa
Tetsuro Tamba
Okitsugu Tanuma
Koji Yakusho
Kuwano
Mikio Narita
Gosun
Hideji Ōtaki
Shiba
Yoshi Katō
Zenzaemon
Eijirō Tōno
Shogen
Sonny Chiba
Samon Shimoguni
Hideo Murota
Unknown
Fujiko Nara
Unknown
Daisuke Ryū
Unknown
Hachiro Azuma
Unknown
Smiley Ohara
Unknown
Sen Yano
Unknown
Toshiyuki Hosokawa
Narrator
Crew
Hideo Gosha
Director
Kaneo Ikegami
Screenplay
Shotaro Ikenami
Novel
Michio Suwa
Editor
Tadashi Sakai
Director of Photography
Shigemi Sugisaki
Producer
Gin'ichi Kishimoto
Producer
Masayuki Satō
Producer
Tetsuya Ohashi
Sound Recordist
Mitsuo Onishi
Lighting Technician
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
Yoshinobu Nishioka
Art Direction
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