用心棒 (1961 film)

用心棒: 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.
用心棒 Overview
Category | Drama , Thriller |
Production company | TOHO (JP) |
Original language | ja |
Runtime | 1.833 Hour |
Release date | 1961-04-25 |
Spoken language | 日本語 |
Rating | 81.16% |
Vote Count | 1290 |
用心棒 - FAQ
What are Categories of 用心棒 ?
Category of 用心棒 is Drama , Thriller
What is the Production company of 用心棒 ?
Production companies of 用心棒 is TOHO (JP)
What is the Original language of 用心棒 ?
Original_language of 用心棒 is ja
What is the Run time of 用心棒 ?
Run time of 用心棒 is 1.833 Hour
What is Release date of 用心棒 ?
Release date of 用心棒 is 1961-04-25
Cast
- Toshirō Mifune as Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
- Tatsuya Nakadai as Unosuke, gunfighter
- Yōko Tsukasa as Nui
- Isuzu Yamada as Orin
- Daisuke Katō as Inokichi
- Seizaburō Kawazu as Seibê - brothel operator
- Takashi Shimura as Tokuemon, sake brewer
- Hiroshi Tachikawa as Yoichiro
- Yōsuke Natsuki as Kohei's Son
- Eijirō Tōno as Gonji, Tavern Keeper
- Kamatari Fujiwara as Tazaemon
- Ikio Sawamura as Hansuke
- Atsushi Watanabe as The Cooper (Coffin-Maker)
- Susumu Fujita as Homma, Instructor Who Skips Town
- Kyū Sazanka as Ushitora
- Kō Nishimura as Kuma
- Takeshi Katō as Ronin Kobuhachi
- Ichirô Nakatani as First Samurai
- Sachio Sakai as First Foot Soldier
- Akira Tani as Kame
- Namigoro Rashomon as Kannuki the Giant
- Yoshio Tsuchiya as Kohei
- Gen Shimizu as Magotaro
- Jerry Fujio as Roku - Samurai Whose Arm is Cut
- Yutaka Sada as Matsukichi
- Shin Ôtomo as Kumosuke
- Shôichi Hirose as Ushitora Follower
- Hideyo Amamoto as Yahachi
- Shôji Ôki as Sukeju
- Fuminori Ôhashi as Second Samurai
- Hiroshi Kiyama as Farmer
- Senkichi Ômura as Traveler
- Noriko Honma as Farmer's Ex-wife
- Ryusuke Nishio as Seibei Follower
- Naoya Kusakawa as Seibei Follower
- Nadao Kirino as Seibei Follower
- Mitsuo Tsuda
- Shinpei Takagi as Ushitora Follower
- Jun Ôtomo as Seibei Follower
- Akio Kusama as Ushitora Follower
- Yasuzō Ogawa as Ushitora Follower
- Hiroshi Takagi as Ushitora Follower
- Jun'ichirō Mukai as Seibei Follower
- Takuzō Kumagai
- Ichirô Chiba as Second Foot Soldier
- Haruya Sakamoto as Ushitora Follower
- Rinsaku Ogata as Seibei Follower
- Takeo Ogushi as Ushitora Follower
- Yoko Terui as Woman at Seibei's House
- Hiromi Mineoka as Woman at Seibei's House
- Michiko Kawa as Woman at Seibei's House