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Sanjuro(1962)

Drama Action Comedy

Status: Released

Date: 1962-01-01

79%

686 Votes

Time: 1h 36m

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

Overview:

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.

Languages: Japanese.

Countries:

Japan

ProductionCompanies:

Movie: Sanjuro

Top 10 Billed Cast

三船敏郎

Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin

仲代達矢

Hanbei Muroto

小林桂樹

The Spy

加山雄三

Iori Izaka

団令子

Chidori, Mutsuta's daughter

志村喬

Kurofuji

藤原釜足

Takebayashi

入江たか子

Mutsuta's wife

清水将夫

Kikui

伊藤雄之助

Mutsuta, the Chamberlain

Video Trailer Sanjuro

Video: Sanjuro (1962) Original Trailer [4K]

Sanjuro (1962) Original Trailer [4K]

SANJURO Trailer (1962) - The Criterion Collection

Tatsuya Nakadai on SANJURO

Tatsuya Nakadai on Shooting SANJURO

All 4 videos

Sanjuro (1962) Original Trailer [4K] - Trailer

SANJURO Trailer (1962) - The Criterion Collection - Teaser

Tatsuya Nakadai on SANJURO - Featurette

Tatsuya Nakadai on Shooting SANJURO - Featurette

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