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Sanjuro
You cut well, but the best sword stays in its sheath!
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.
Where to watch Sanjuro
Sanjuro is streaming in the US on Criterion Channel.
It is also available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home.
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
- Takashi Shimura as Kurofuji
- Kamatari Fujiwara as Takebayashi
- Takako Irie as Mutsuta's wife
- Masao Shimizu as Kikui
- Yūnosuke Itō as Mutsuta, the Chamberlain
- Akira Kubo as Samurai
- Hiroshi Tachikawa as Samurai
Details
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Released
- January 1, 1962
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Genres
- Drama, Action, Comedy
- Studio
- TOHO
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 7.9 / 10 from 752 votes
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