A Kurosawa Production
YOJIMBO(The Bodyguard)
Associate producers: Tomoyuki Tanaka and Ryuzo Kikushima
Scenario by Ryuzo Kikushima and Akira Kurosawa
Photography by Kazuo Miyagawa. Music by Masaru Sato
Cast
Toshiro Mifune
Tatsuya Nakadai, Yoko Tsukasa, Izusu Yamada
Daisuke Kato, Seizaburo Kawazu
Takashi Shimura, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Yosuki Natsuki
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Wait, son
Let me go, father, it's my chance
You'll be killed. Who wants to be a gambler? Stay at home and farm
Who wants along life eating mush?
A short, exciting life for me
Water, please
Why didn't you stop him?
He wouldn't listen
The young ones have all gone mad
Not only the young ones; everyone's after easy money
Gambling, throwing dice
You can't tell whose money is whose
The brewer's become a silk broker, too
He says he'll pay more than the silk merchant
What does it matter, with the town as it is?
Who knows when the silk fair will be held?
The smell of blood attracts the hungry dogs
Any more fights and the silk will be bloodstained. What price a fair then?
Samurai, want to be a bodyguard? I can arrange it for you
I charge one ryo. Pick your side
Seibei would give you women, but his luck's bad
I'd bet on Ushi-Tora
That's his inn, on the corner
Say Hansuke sent you
I'd take you myself, but I'm the guard
Don't forget, one ryo for me
Come on, it's a public road, even for dogs
You must do better than that, samurai. They only act tough
Chop an arm off, and they'll shut up. Then's your chance
Shut up, scum!
Come in
Sake? No, food
There's no business. All I have is cold rice
Fine
Old man
I know. No money
I'll fight, then I'll pay you
No!
I've had enough fighting. I won't charge you, but leave this town
Thank you
He's started again
It's the cooper. He's doing nicely, he can't make coffins fast enough
It's terrible, having gamblers
One boss in a town can't be helped
But two... that's only good for the cooper
Shut up!
Gamblers are a hard lot. Why don't they act like humans?
But Seibei wanted his son to have all his territory
Ushi-Tora, his right-hand man, wouldn't agree to it
A strange name
His mother went into labour in the Year of the Ushi(Ox)
But he didn't pop out until New Year's Day, the pest
He broke with Seibei and became a boss himself
Now only swords can settle things
Both sides are out recruiting men
It'll be a corpse fair, not a silk fair
How's trade, cooper?
How many coffins have you sold?
Two to your place, four to the other side
Not too bad
That's Inokichi, Ushi-Tora's brother. Like his name, he's a wild boar
He's come back with three more killers
Our guard is a disgrace
He's supposed to arrest criminals. But he's not the only disgrace
Tazaemon, the silk merchant, is much to blame
Things would be better if he was more reliable
He used to help Seibei, but since the trouble began...
Tokuemon, the brewer, is backing Ushi-Tora
He acts as though he'll be the next head man
Tazaemon is helpless. He shuts himself indoors and prays for Seibei to win
Damn them! It's the end of this town
Now do you understand? It will get you, too, if you stay
Eat, then be on your way
No more rice. Some sake
I like it here. I'll stay
You still don't understand?
I do. That's why I'm staying
Listen, I get paid for killing
It would be better if all these men were dead. Think it over
Seibei, Ushi-Tora, gamblers... it would be nice to be rid of them
You'd need more than nine lives to do it
Not alone
How, then?
Sake. I'II think as I drink
Everyone's mad, but you are really insane
I want to talk to Seibei
Who are you?
Want to hire me?
As a bodyguard
Watch
Back again?
What do you want?
What charming faces
Anger makes you even sweeter
See this prison tattoo? I wasn't in there for nothing
The law is after me. If I'm caught, they'll hang me
Me, too. One day they'll cut off my head for all my crimes
No complaints, then
Kill me if you can
It'll hurt
Cowards can't be gamblers
There's no helping fools
Cooper. Two coffins
Maybe three
How much will you pay until the fight is over?
Three pieces of gold?
Ushi-Tora might pay more
Four ryo, then
Five... six...
Double figures
Ten. I'll pay ten
Twenty
Twenty-five
Thirty
Fifty ryo
All right. Twenty-five in advance, with board
My men want to meet you. Have a drink
Come out
She has no manners
It's stupid to pay twenty-five ryo to a nobody. He might run off
He won't have time; I'm attacking at once
He got three of Ushi-Tora's men; they're terrified
We'll win with him leading us
But then we'll have to pay him the other twenty-five ryo
We'd save the whole fifty if we could kill him
A dirty trick
Shut up. You're our heir, don't forget it. Behave like a gambler
You can't get rich unless you're known to be a cheat and a killer
You kill the samurai
Kill him from behind, it'll be easy
You must kill a few, or the men won't respect you
But I killed one of Ushi-Tora's men
One is nothing to boast about
What are you afraid of?
One or a hundred, you only hang once
Here you are, twenty-five ryo
Let's drink and get acquainted
My son, Yoichiro, my wife, Orin
My four strongest men: Magotaro, Yahachi, Marsukichi and Sukeju
Where's the fencing teacher?
Tell us, what is your name?
Kuwabatake(Mulberry field) Sanjuro(thirty)
Nearer forty, though
You're joking
Sanjuro Kuwabatake's good enough... a nobody
Sit over here, teacher
Here will do. He gets fifty ryo and I only get one
I'll show you what I can do
Show me today
We attack at noon
In daylight?
We must be sure that Ushi-Tora and Inokichi don't escape. Then we've won
Don't be afraid. With the teacher and him, we can't lose
Noon
Get a move on!
You won't sneak away
We paid a lot for you. Get in
Give us a hand
Hurry. Ushi-Tora's men have come out
Follow him
Do it yourself. I refuse
I don't want to be killed after you win. Here's your twenty-five ryo
The rat. He's afraid
Where's the teacher?
He ran away, in broad daylight
Who's Ushi-Tora?
Me. What do you want?
I turned Seibei down
That's all
Dreadful! A fight!
Get going, don't back out now
An official inspection! The inspector's coming
You lucky dog
You're the lucky one. I won't kill you until the inspector goes
Hide, you criminals
The same for you lot. Open all the buildings
Everything must be peaceful, not even a dogfight
Open shop. Act as though everything is normal
A country inspector's nothing much, but that's a fine palanquin
What's funny?
His men are drinking tea
What of it?
Look
Plus a little something
Don't be so angry
If our people had killed each other off, good riddance
Too bad they were interrupted
Get out, with your crazy ideas!
Think so?
Do you think you'll get away with what you did? They won't bear it
No, they'll say a few words
But who will pay up first?
They're determined to win, so they both want me
We'll wait and see
It seems they have a visitor
Tokuemon now?
No wonder the inspector has such a fine palanquin
I'd like a drink, too
You've no money
Do you want something?
You're quite a character. I like you
Aren't you angry about losing three men?
Them? I'm Ushi-Tora's brother
Inokichi
You know me?
Aren't you strong?
Not really
Drink at our place, or are you still angry with us?
You're not angry with me?
I was only joking. Come along, you touchy man, let's go
No, we're having a drink
Bring sake
The best. My treat
No, my brother would hit me
I'd be turned out of the house
Bitch!
Drowning your cares, cooper?
There's no business, with the inspector here
You've been here ten days, too
Don't complain. I've made your place popular
Quiet! This isn't a brothel. Stay at Seibei's
That's not clever, when both sides want me
I'll stay and raise their hopes
Everyone else out
Come to my place
What's the hurry?
The inspector will leave tomorrow
A guard was killed in the next town
He doesn't seem concerned
It'll be reported to him tonight
You know already?
You had the guard killed?
Possibly
The inspector staying here costs me a lot; so do my hired men
I see
Here's thirty ryo in advance. Thirty more if I win. Join us now
Not till I give Seibei a fair chance
Taking advantage of people
I'll decide my price after the inspector leaves
Cheer up, the inspector's leaving
Is that true?
Why did he come?
Will the killing begin again?
So it seems
They're late. It's about time someone came to agree a price
A samurai, yet harping on money
Dangerous work must be made to pay
But you'll only be a bodyguard
There are some bodyguards that employers have to beware of
It seems that something's in the wind
Gonji, a flask of sake Not for you to celebrate with
No, I'm at my wits end. They're making peace
What will I do with all the coffin material?
Too bad for you, but the town will be peaceful
Fool!
Gamblers make peace to prepare for a bigger fight
They need a silk fair, so they make up to keep their territories intact
It ends up in a bigger fight. Understand?
It's the most dangerous thing
But now's their best chance of winning. Why have they made peace?
It's Unosuke's idea
Ushi-Tora's brother. He's been away for a year
He's a bad one
Like his name, he looks as meek as a rabbit, but inside he's a wolf
Even the winds welcome you
Want to see something?
You, too? It's an insult
They've made peace, so they've sacked us with measly pay
We'll show them!
They've no cause to complain
As for us, we had to do a dangerous Job only yesterday
He pushed us too far
Let's report Ushi-Tora
Stand up. Let's go
Ushi-Tora's a tough nut
What do you mean?
You got a gold piece for killing that guard?
No, only two silver pieces
A raw deal
Still, thanks for telling me
Now I can sell you to Seibei, or use you to blackmail Ushi-Tora
Get up
A bargain
Take them and report it; you'll be rid of Ushi-Tora
But what about the talks? His son and Ushi-Tora's brother are talking
So what? If Ushi-Torais arrested during the talks...
Ready?
Lonely? Take your pick and have fun
Have a care
Wait
It would be a total loss if Ushi-Tora gets them back
Lock them in the warehouse
Ushi-Tora
Who are you?
Ushi-Tora
Boss!
What is it?
I don't need a bodyguard. It's too bad if you lost getting sixty ryo
Hachi talks too much
Pay too little and it costs more in the end
You paid him too little, so Hachi got drunk and talked... Kuma, too
Where were they?
Seibi's men overheard. He's got them
I followed. They're locked up
That information costs money
As much as you want. You are my bodyguard from now on
This will do. I'II think it over
You don't know him. He's very strong
Inokichi, Unosuke, come quickly
Don't kill Yoichiro
Get his sword and take him to brother
Seibei. We have Yoichiro. Do you hear?
Keep still and listen
If you want to save him, bring Kuma and Hachi. We'll exchange
With three unarmed men
At three in the morning, outside the guard post
-Pretty good Just wait for something better
Don't forget to call three o'clock
Something to eat
Eat everything; no one will eat such things for a time
The town's beginning to boil, like this pot
Why did you come? Is this a play you wrote?
Half of it. Unosuke changed the second half
Three o'clock
Ready, Ushi-Tora?
We're coming, Seibei
I'll push them forward. Let go of your rope, too
You played a dirty trick. We're even now
If you love him, shave your head and ask brother to be the boss
As I expected. Well, look
See her, Ushi-Tora? I'll keep her
Ask Tokuemon what he thinks about it
Very interesting
Mother
Where is she?
I'll show you
Won't you look?
-I can't see her -You will soon
Mother!
Hansuke, hurry
Mother
Coward, why didn't you die, instead of tormenting us?
Seibei
We'll settle later
I'll even things up with you
Come closer
Cried himself to sleep
Kohei's an unfortunate fellow; his wife's too beautiful
He gambled and lost to Ushi-Tora
If she were ugly, he'd only have lost his house
But Tokuemon fancied her
So Ushi-Tora used her as a pawn
He tempted Tokuemon with her and the house
So Kohei built a hut near his old house
He watches Tokuemon visit his wife every day
I don't want her, I gave her to him
You look too miserable for that
Going home?
Weren't you told to keep away from her? Won't you get beaten?
I'm used to it, I don't care
Ushi-Tora's men guard her, she can't even see her son
His sort make me sick
I've decided to be your bodyguard
Thirty ryo, as an advance
I'd refuse such a high price
He's awfully strong
Stronger than this?
Never mind. If I refuse, he'll go to Seibei
That would be bad
Hire him, then
Thirty ryo
-Thirty more when we win -I promise
If it's settled, let's drink to it
But is the woman safe?
What woman?
Tokuemon's woman. You'll lose if they get her back
Don't worry, six men guard her
Not enough. If someone as strong as him...
Shall I go?
I'll come, too, to see how they're doing
An unpleasant job
When Tokuemon's here, they must wait in the cold
He's not here, is he?
-Her husband lives here? Yes, and I must beat him
What were you doing around her? You were told to keep away
Inokichi, the guards are dead
All six. Report it to your brother
You're free, get ready
Get away. Here's thirty ryo, I got it from Ushi-Tora, take it
Idiots! Hurry up
Stop it!
I hate pathetic people
It's Ushi-Tora
We'll thank you later
Fool. Don't come back
A shambles
I told you six men weren't enough
Looks like the work of fifteen men
-Where's the woman? Gone. Seibei's clever
Brother!
My silk will burn
Put the fire out
Don't move
Return the woman
What woman?
Return her, or else
Return who?
The sake's pouring out!
Stop it, I'll give you something
It's Seibei's doing!
Come on, men!
Why look so gloomy?
Lots of work for you
No, when a fight's too big they don't bother with coffins
One more
Cheerful for once. Why?
You make me nervous
I'm Ushi-Tora's bodyguard. Aren't you angry?
No
You're a good sort
You only pretend you're bad
He came last night Who
The man who makes you sick. He told me the story
Kohei asked me to give you this
Won't you read it? It's to say thank you
Read it. He took a risk, bringing it
Quiet. I'm busy
A word with you
Inokichi's just come back from trying to hire men
-Any luck? -No
I'm not surprised. No one who's worked for you would flatter you
All the same, he heard an interesting story
Tokuemon's woman, her husband and son were seen by one man
The morning after the six guards were killed
So Seibei didn't kidnap her
So it seems
Then who killed the guards?
Inokichi, did you see the guards dead before you came to tell brother?
No. He told me
Only a samurai swordsman could have killed them like that
Only you are that strong
So?
I thought that maybe you killed them
But he's our bodyguard. Why would he?
I don't understand that, either
What's this?
"To the samurai. From Kohei and Nui"
Shouldn't we tie him up?
No, just keep him from a sword
Where am I? The brewery
The gate to hell
Careful. A pat from you hurts as much as a punch
Want another beating?
Where are you going? That's a short-cut to hell
Don't kill him
Don't worry, he's still groaning
Do you recognize me?
Listen. He wants to talk to you
Do you know where the woman is?
Don't believe him, he's saving his skin
Shut up, he's helping
I hate long conversations. The sooner settled, the better
Tell me where the woman is and I'll let you off
What's up? You're lucky, you won't refuse, will you?
I won't talk
Don't kill him Don't worry
Go to it
Well? Will you talk?
Don't kill him
Don't get blood over that chest
Thanks to him, we must camp here
I'II thump him again
I'm sure I shut the door
He's gone
It's no joke
Search in the dark places, idiots!
Old man, let me in
I know I'm a sight, but gawp at me later
I said you were too impulsive
Save your sermon. They'll be coming
Say I went to Seibei's
Was he here? Don't lie
He was here, but he went to Seibei's
I don't believe him, they're birds of a feather
Seibei would help him, if he asked
He'd never stay put, even with his head off
We'll massacre Seibei's lot. I've held back until now
Gather straw and smoke them out
Kill them like sitting ducks? A pleasure!
Pull yourself together
What will you do now?
Buy a coffin
Don't give up
Fool, I'm not dying yet. I must kill quite a few first
Is it safe? If Ushi-Tora checks...
They're too busy. Look
Ushi-Tora?
Smoking out Seibei
Interesting. Put me down, I'll watch
Do as I say
I can't see. Put me over there
It's me, don't shoot!
-Stay where you were -Don't worry, our strong man is there
I killed the two who killed three of ours
Is that all?
You won't get away
You greedy bitch!
Where are Seibei and Yoichiro? I don't know
Mother!
Seibei, come out. Yoichiro's begging for mercy
You win, I'm coming out. Don't kill my son and me
Very well
You can take all my territory
Only the samurai to get now
No one's left in there It can't be true
He isn't there
He's bashed up, he won't go far
Old man, let's get going
The cooper's run away
What a fix. Is anybody around?
It's an even worse fix: Inokichi's coming this way
Humour him. Try to make him help
In case you need it
What's up?
The cooper was afraid to help me, so he ran away
You help me
Don't be funny
Scared of corpses?
Your face gives you away
I'm afraid of nothing Help me, then
I'm not afraid
To the cemetery. You're not afraid of ghosts?
Ghosts? I love them
Let's go, then
Put it down here?
No ghosts
They only appear to cowards like me. You're brave
You'll be alone if I go; I'll help you bury him
But weren't you looking for someone?
Right! I'll get a beating
Are you all right?
Very interesting
Can you walk? There's a little temple nearby
I can walk
You don't look alive
I'll be fine in a few days
It's worse when you smile
You're late. I'm hungry
It's me. Gonji's in trouble
He was caught; the medicine and rice for you gave him away
Where is he?
At Seibei's. Ushi-Tora's moved in there
You'll fight with that? I must
A coffin-maker collects these
Sorry, it's a dead man's sword
Let's get away while he's fighting Ushi-Tora's lot
You told him? You stupid meddler!
Keep your distance
Mother!
Go home!
A long life eating mush is best
You're merciful, aren't you?
Do me a favour, too
Without my pistol, I'm not myself
I can't die without it
Let me grasp it
Don't worry, it fired two shots
No bullets left
I can't... it's getting dark
Who's praying?
I don't need prayers
Are you there, samurai trash?
I'm here
At the gate of hell...
I'll wait for you there
He died as he lived
Something?
You're unemployed
Now this town will be peaceful
Old man
Good-bye