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is a 1961 jidaigeki (period drama) film directed by Akira Kurosawa. It tells the story of a ronin, portrayed by Toshiro Mifune, who arrives in a small town where competing crime lords vie for supremacy. The two bosses each try to hire the deadly newcomer as a bodyguard (yojimbo in Japanese).

Based on the success of Yojimbo, Kurosawa's Sanjuro of 1962 was altered to feature a very similar lead character.

The film has been remade several times, see "Influence," below.

The film is set in 1860, near the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate.

The Ronin (Yojimbo) has not been a contender in any CBUB matches.