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Query: A Japanese "western" of a different kind

Kurosawa follows a simple story of a lone free-lance samurai (Mifune) who arrives in a town and is informed of the destruction that is caused by the war between two clans of ruthless gamblers. Then he decides to play the game in his own rules and annihilate the thugs through cunning and deception. Along the way, the brave samurai does not avoid a few harrowing moments where he nears death, but his excellent mastery of the sword, his quick thinking and his superior morality triumphs in the end. It is a tradional japanese film which does not have many battle scenes, or fantastically choreographed swordplay but very good acting.