Sanjuro
“You cut well, but the best sword stays in its sheath!”
1962•NR•1h 36m•7.9•Released
DramaActionComedy
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.
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Writer
Ryuzo Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni
Languages
Japanese
Studio
TOHO
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
Akira Kubo
Samurai
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Samurai
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Samurai
Kunie Tanaka
Samurai
Tatsuyoshi Ehara
Samurai
Production
Company
TOHO
Producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
Ryuzo Kikushima
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