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