Yojimbo

is a 1961 Japanese action drama movie directed by Akira Kurosawa and is followed up by the 1962 movie "Sanjuro". It stars Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yoko Tsukasa, Isuzu Yamada, Daisuke Katō and was distributed by Toho. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1962.