Sanjuro

1962 96 min ★ 7.9 Drama, Action, Comedy

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.

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Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin

Tatsuya Nakadai

Hanbei Muroto

Keiju Kobayashi

The Spy

Yūzō Kayama

Iori Izaka

Reiko Dan

Chidori, Mutsuta's daughter

Takashi Shimura

Kurofuji

Kamatari Fujiwara

Takebayashi

Takako Irie

Mutsuta's wife

Masao Shimizu

Kikui

Yūnosuke Itō

Mutsuta, the Chamberlain

Details

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Screenplay

Ryuzo Kikushima

Tagline

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

Status

Released

Original Language

JA

Production

TOHO

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

August 14, 2023

★ 7/10

This is a superb adventure story with Toshirô Mifune reprising his role from "Yojimbo" as the wandering samurai warrior. This time he arrives in a village facing some local corruption. The "Chamberlain" has been framed by the superintendent of a clan, who tries to secure his tenuous position by killing off any detractors. "Sanjûrô" decides to help protect them, and is soon drawn into the battle th...