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