You won't find a more bone-jarring set of fight scenes than the ones on display here, while Mifune's blood-letting drifter offers a masterclass in justice-dispensing cool.
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This review of Yojimbo (1961) was written by George Wales and published by Total Film on 26 Apr 1982.
Yojimbo has generally received very positive reviews.
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