Sanjuro (1962)

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Released:
1962-01-01

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.

Director:
Akira Kurosawa

Runtime:
1h 36min

Genre:
Drama, Action, Comedy

  • Cast:
  • Toshirō Mifune
    as
    Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin
  • Tatsuya Nakadai
    as
    Hanbei Muroto
  • Keiju Kobayashi
    as
    The Spy
  • Yūzō Kayama
    as
    Iori Izaka
  • Reiko Dan
    as
    Chidori, Mutsuta's daughter