Sanjuro

Sanjuro

You cut well, but the best sword stays in its sheath! 1962-01-01 Japan 96 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

三船敏郎 is Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin
三船敏郎
Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin
仲代達矢 is Hanbei Muroto
仲代達矢
Hanbei Muroto
小林桂樹 is The Spy
小林桂樹
The Spy
加山雄三 is Iori Izaka
加山雄三
Iori Izaka
団令子 is Chidori, Mutsuta's daughter
団令子
Chidori, Mutsuta's daughter
志村喬 is Kurofuji
志村喬
Kurofuji
藤原釜足 is Takebayashi
藤原釜足
Takebayashi
入江たか子 is Mutsuta's wife
入江たか子
Mutsuta's wife
清水将夫 is Kikui
清水将夫
Kikui
伊藤雄之助 is Mutsuta, the Chamberlain
伊藤雄之助
Mutsuta, the Chamberlain
久保明 is Samurai
久保明
Samurai
太刀川寛 is Samurai
太刀川寛
Samurai