Sanjuro
Sanjuro (1962)
Akira Kurosawa's Powerful and Newest Japanese Masterpiece
Starring Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Keiju Kobayashi
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
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.

Runtime: 96 min.     Rating: 8.0     DVD
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan
Genres: Action,Comedy,Drama
Keywords: japan,corruption,samurai,temple,fighter,blood,feudal japan
Cast
   Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin
   Hanbei Muroto
   The Spy
   Iori Izaka
   Kurofuji
   Takebayashi
   Kikui
   Mutsuta, the Chamberlain
   Mutsuta's wife
   Chidori, Mutsuta's daughter
   Murota samurai
   Samurai
   Samurai
   Samurai
   Samurai
   Samurai
   Samurai
   Samurai
   Samurai
   Samurai
   Maid Koyso