Sanjuro

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Cast & Crew

Toshiro Mifune
Sanjuro Tsubaki

Tatsuya Nakadai
Hanbei Muroto

Takashi Shimura
Kurofuji

Yûzô Kayama
Iiro Izaka, Samurai Leader

Reiko Dan
Chidori

Masao Shimizu
Kikui, the Superintendent

Yunosuke Ito
Mutsuta, the Chamberlain

Takako Irie
Mutsuta's Wife

Kamatari Fujiwara
Takebayashi

Keiju Kobayashi
The Spy

Akira Kurosawa
Director

Ryûzô Kikushima
Writer

Akira Kurosawa
Writer

Hideo Oguni
Writer

Shûgorô Yamamoto
Writer

Ryûzô Kikushima
Associate Producer

Tomoyuki Tanaka
Associate Producer

Masaru Satô
Original Music

Fukuzo Koizumi
Cinematographer

Takao Saitô
Cinematographer

Akira Kurosawa
Film Editing

Yoshirô Muraki
Production Design

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Audience Reviews for Sanjuro

• Jun 25, 2014

  A successful follow-up to director Akira Kurosawa's smashing "Yojimbo", where he continues to chronicle the life events of a mysterious samurai (Toshiro Mifune) and how he feels tasked to help some members of a small village take back their town from a corrupt chamberlain and his men. While it does not pack the dramatic punch "Yojimbo" did, and several of the plot points are relatively familiar given the direction the first film went in, this movie still remains fascinating to watch given the nature of the lead character. He is still unpredictable even when certain parts of the story feel somewhat repetitive, and Mifune's rock-solid performance is the real driving force behind this movie in particular. A good movie worth viewing, but in my opinion not very close to the classic status equated with that of "Yojimbo".
  

  Dan S Super Reviewer
• Jul 06, 2012

  Much lighter than its theatric partner (Yojimbo), Sanjuro is the height of Kurosawa's technical prowess. He pulls out all the stops with the way the camera tells the story and turns in another stylistic tour de force. While definitely distinct movies, Sanjuro and Yojimbo are masterpieces in their own right and were unprecedented in the influence they would exert upon contemporary film.
  Jeff L Super Reviewer
• Nov 29, 2011

  A good sequel to Yojimbo. Kurosawa made it less dramatic and intense by adding more comedy and a bit more in the form of 9 rebellious young men who are led by Sanjuro. The film is all about action but interesting to follow. However, the film offers little depth, does not explore psychology or human nature like Kurosawa's earlier films, and does not much in terms of organic and relatable character development. It is formulaic and offers little mental stimulation, except for the final fight scene between Sanjuro and Muroto is memorable and shocking. The ending is a cliched 'make peace, not war' speech. That being said the film is still the first of it's kind to offer such a character who can bring no holds barred action to the screen. It's an entertaining film and has some very enjoyable comedic moments.
  G S Super Reviewer
• Aug 25, 2011

  Another fantastic samuri film from Akira kurosawa. it plays brilliantly straight in, we see a plot getting into action anmd our hero getting involved with no need to, its a great introduction and from there the film does not disappoint
  scott g Super Reviewer