Yojimbo is a movie directed by Akira Kurosawa in 1961 and based on the book The Glass Key by Dashiell Hammett, first published in 1931. The movie features Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yôko Tsukasa, Isuzu Yamada, Daisuke Kato, Seizaburô Kawazu, and others.
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Movie vs Book
Year
1961
Minutes
110
Movie Rate
8.20
Source: IMDb
Movie
Yojimbo
Original title: Yôjinbô
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Country: Japan
Year: 1961
Length: 1h50m
Year
1931
Pages
214
Book Rate
7.90
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Book
The Glass Key
Author: Dashiell Hammett
Country: USA
First published in: 1931
Length: 214 pages
Genre: Fiction
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