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.
as Gomyo Kiyoemon
as Omon
as Oriwa
as Kasuke
as Sharaku
as Oren
as Osaki
as Kawazu
as Hanba
as Yataro Tanigawa
as Okitsugu Tanuma
as Kuwano
as Gosun
as Shiba
as Zenzaemon
as Shogen
as Samon Shimoguni
as Narrator
