Released:
1961-04-25

Overview:
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk merchant Tazaemon and sake merchant Tokuemon to hire him as a personal bodyguard, then artfully sets in motion a full-scale gang war between the two ambitious and unscrupulous men.

Director:
Akira Kurosawa

Runtime:
1h 50min

Genre:
Drama, Thriller

• Cast:
• 
  Toshirō Mifune
  as
  Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
• 
  Tatsuya Nakadai
  as
  Unosuke, gunfighter
• 
  Yōko Tsukasa
  as
  Nui
• 
  Isuzu Yamada
  as
  Orin
• 
  Daisuke Katō
  as
  Inokichi