Kurosawa’s “Yojimbo” illustrates the story of a masterless Samurai who strives to achieve peace in a town corrupt and violent from the influx of gambling. The film parallels the American western through characterization, plot and theme. The helpless people of the village depend on the heroic loner to reinstate peace and order. Sanjuro, the ronin, has no moral code except discipline. He isolates himself, distorts society’s values to achieve his goal, and plays with the greed of the people.  He lives as a Robin Hood esque character and establishes order out of chaos. “Yojimbo” effortlessly depicts the classic American Western in a novel and captivating way.