Director: Hideo Gosha
Summary[]
Yataro Tanigawa, a one-eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill. Gomyo hires Tanigawa as his bodyguard, or yojimbo, to protect him during an inter-clan conflict. Tanigawa quickly rises in stature in the clan, but finds his boss's enemies almost overwhelming.
—Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
Male Deaths:[]
- Sonny Chiba
- Makoto Fujita
- Hajime Hana
- Yoshio Harada
- Yoshi Katô
- Hideo Murota
- Tatsuya Nakadai
- Mikio Narita
- Isao Natsuyagi
- Hideji Ôtaki
- Kyôichi Satô
- Daisuke Ryû
- Eijirô Tôno
- Tatsuo Umemiya
- Kôji Yakusho