25 Sep 1961
The Hustler
Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.
Yojimbo
Kill one or a hundred... you only hang once
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk merchant Tazaemon and sake merchant Tokuemon to hire him as a personal bodyguard, then artfully sets in motion a full-scale gang war between the two ambitious and unscrupulous men.
Top Billed Cast
三船敏郎 Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
仲代達矢 Unosuke, gunfighter
司葉子 Nui
山田五十鈴 Orin
加東大介 Inokichi
河津清三郎 Seibê - brothel operator
志村喬 Tokuemon, sake brewer
太刀川寛 Yoichiro
夏木陽介 Kohei's Son
東野英治郎 Gonji, Tavern Keeper
藤原釜足 Tazaemon
沢村いき雄 Hansuke
渡辺篤 The Cooper (Coffin-Maker)
藤田進 Homma, Instructor Who Skips Town
山茶花究 Ushitora
西村晃 Kuma
加藤武 Ronin Kobuhachi
中谷一郎 First Samurai
堺左千夫 First Foot Soldier
谷晃 Kame
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