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Sanjuro (1962)

Poster for Sanjuro

You cut well, but the best sword stays in its sheath!

Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and sequel to "Yojimbo," jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of young warriors weed out their clan's evil influences, and in the process turns their image of a proper samurai on its ear.

Cast & Crew

Director
Akira Kurosawa
  • Profile picture of Toshirō Mifune
    Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin Toshirō Mifune
  • Profile picture of Tatsuya Nakadai
    Hanbei Muroto Tatsuya Nakadai
  • Profile picture of Keiju Kobayashi
    The Spy Keiju Kobayashi
  • Profile picture of Yūzō Kayama
    Iori Izaka Yūzō Kayama
  • Profile picture of Reiko Dan
    Chidori, Mutsuta's daughter Reiko Dan
  • Profile picture of Takashi Shimura
    Kurofuji Takashi Shimura
  • Profile picture of Kamatari Fujiwara
    Takebayashi Kamatari Fujiwara
  • Profile picture of Takako Irie
    Mutsuta's wife Takako Irie

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Keywords

  • japan
  • samurai
  • corruption
  • temple
  • fighter
  • black and white
  • criterion
  • jidaigeki
  • edo period
  • feudal japan
  • bakumatsu