Sanjuro (1963)

  • NR
  • 05/07/1963 (US)
  • Drama, Action, Comedy
  • 1h 36m

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

Overview

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.

Akira Kurosawa

Director, Screenplay

Ryūzō Kikushima

Screenplay

Shūgorō Yamamoto

Novel

Hideo Oguni

Screenplay

Cast

Toshirō Mifune's headshot

Toshirō Mifune

Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin
Tatsuya Nakadai's headshot

Tatsuya Nakadai

Hanbei Muroto
Keiju Kobayashi's headshot

Keiju Kobayashi

The Spy
Yūzō Kayama's headshot

Yūzō Kayama

Iori Izaka
Reiko Dan's headshot

Reiko Dan

Chidori, Mutsuta's daughter
Takashi Shimura's headshot

Takashi Shimura

Kurofuji
Kamatari Fujiwara's headshot

Kamatari Fujiwara

Takebayashi
Takako Irie's headshot

Takako Irie

Mutsuta's wife

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