CinemaOSMovie · 1962 · 1h 36m · NR
Sanjuro

You cut well, but the best sword stays in its sheath!

79%(761)IMDbDramaActionComedy

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 byAkira Kurosawa

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 36m
Language
JA
Released
January 1, 1962
Studios
TOHO

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2 videos
Sanjuro (1962) Original Trailer [4K]

Sanjuro (1962) Original Trailer [4K]

SANJURO Trailer (1962) - The Criterion Collection

SANJURO Trailer (1962) - The Criterion Collection

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Hanbei Muroto

Keiju Kobayashi

Keiju Kobayashi

The Spy

Yūzō Kayama

Yūzō Kayama

Iori Izaka

Reiko Dan

Reiko Dan

Chidori, Mutsuta's daughter

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Kurofuji

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

Takebayashi

Takako Irie

Takako Irie

Mutsuta's wife

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Kikui

Yūnosuke Itō

Yūnosuke Itō

Mutsuta, the Chamberlain

Creative team
Directed by
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Written by
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Ryuzo Kikushima
Ryuzo Kikushima
Produced by
Ryuzo Kikushima
Ryuzo Kikushima
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Tomoyuki Tanaka

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