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Alex Cox introduces another in the season of cult films.
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Yojimbo
Starring
Toshiro Mifune
In 19th-century Japan, a wandering samurai warrior drifts into a town terrorised by two rival factions. Hired as a bodyguard, he soon senses treachery and uses his deadly skills to destroy both gangs. Director Akira Kurosawa 's witty and violent 'entertainment' was the inspiration for the first spaghetti western, A Fistful of Dollars.
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Contributors

Introduces:
Alex Cox
Unknown:
Toshiro Mifune
Director:
Akira Kurosawa
Sanjuro Kuwabatake:
Toshiro Mifune
Conji:
Eljiro Tono
Seibei:
Seizaburo Kawazu
Orin:
Isuzu Yamada
Yoichiro:
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Honma:
Susumu Fukita
Source: Radio Times

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