Yojimbo
1961·Akira Kurosawa
DramaThriller
89.0composite
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.
96%Rotten Tomatoes
82IMDb142K votes
Ranking Formula
89.0
out of 100
🍅Rotten Tomatoes96.0
50% weight — Critic consensus
👥IMDb82.0
50% weight — Audience rating
How we calculate the score
RT 96.0 × 0.50
+ IMDb 82.0 × 0.50
= 89.0