Review of Yojimbo (1961) by Nishlank J — 08 Mar 2009

This is great and Kuroawa is a class act!

This review of Yojimbo (1961) was written by Nishlank J on 08 Mar 2009.

Yojimbo has generally received very positive reviews.

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