Yojimbo is the first of two Akira Kurosawa movies to feature the character Sanjûrô Tsubaki (played by the fantastic Toshirô Mifune). Mifune has appeared in several Kurosawa movies including the samurai movies Sanjuro, Seven Samurai, and Rashômon, to name a few. Some might notice that this story was the basis for Sergio Leone’s A Fist Full Of Dollars. Read more...