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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.
Theatrical
May 7, 1963
Theaters
4
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
TOHO
Original Title
椿三十郎
Original Language
Japanese
Quotes
See all →Kurosawa's Latest Masterpiece: A Cinematic Triumph
Taglines
Akira Kurosawa's Powerful and Newest Japanese Masterpiece
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The Art of Swift Combat Mastery
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A fast sword, keen perception used well to SLAUGHTER HIS ENEMIES.
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Sanjuro Collection
The masterless samurai Sanjuro, who slyly manipulates two warring clans to his own advantage in a small, dusty village, was so entertainingly embodied by the brilliant Toshiro Mifune that it was only...
Cast
Full credits →T
Toshirō Mifune
Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin
T
Tatsuya Nakadai
Hanbei Muroto
K
Keiju Kobayashi
The Spy
Y
Yūzō Kayama
Iori Izaka
R
Reiko Dan
Chidori, Mutsuta's daughter
T
Takashi Shimura
Kurofuji
K
Kamatari Fujiwara
Takebayashi
T
Takako Irie
Mutsuta's wife
M
Masao Shimizu
Kikui
Y
Yūnosuke Itō
Mutsuta, the Chamberlain
A
Akira Kubo
Samurai
H
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Samurai
Y
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Samurai
K
Kunie Tanaka
Samurai
T
Tatsuyoshi Ehara
Samurai
A
Akihiko Hirata
Samurai
T
Toranosuke Ogawa
S
Sachio Sakai
Samurai
T
Toshiko Higuchi
Maid Koyso
Y
Yutaka Sada
Murota samurai
