Yojimbo

Yojimbo (1961)

Yojimbo is a Japanese samurai movie starring Toshiro Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai, directed by Akira Kurosawa. It notably features only one gun, which plays an important role in the hands of Nakadai.

It was later remade as A Fistful of Dollars.

The following firearms were used in the film Yojimbo:

Smith & Wesson Model 2

Unosuke the gunfighter (Tatsuya Nakadai) carrys a Smith & Wesson Model 2 under his clothes and uses it in what may be the most memorable sword-vs-gun fight ever.

Smith & Wesson Model 2

Unosuke (Tatsuya Nakadai) holds his Model 2 on our hero.

Unosuke (Tatsuya Nakadai) uses his Model 2 to dispatch the opposing gang boss.

Cropped screen capture showing better profile of the Model 2.