Synopsis:
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.
Directed by: | Akira Kurosawa |
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Written by: | Akira Kurosawa & Hideo Oguni & Ryūzō Kikushima |
Runtime: | 96 minutes |
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Tagline: | You cut well, but the best sword stays in its sheath! |
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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
![Toshirō Mifune](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/3A9PqrtiXHLp8B2JL7m3YvVXrmL.jpg)
Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin
![Tatsuya Nakadai](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/4LygOe0vFQplLIft5IUWI5OewPX.jpg)
Hanbei Muroto
![Keiju Kobayashi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/nG3Yzjl2zJXdpQwJDXvoGND87Sh.jpg)
The Spy
![Yūzō Kayama](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/wkBZ1dcVxZv6GzZUFaBMtN11uEI.jpg)
Iori Izaka
![Reiko Dan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/l0Qypa5XD7C2K6YqBQZj7cJyKp.jpg)
Chidori, Mutsuta's daughter
![Takashi Shimura](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/ydyAm2vyBbEPZRICIMqqjDm0NM9.jpg)
Kurofuji
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Also known as:
- Sandžúró
- Sanjuro
- Odvážní mužové
- 츠바키 산주로