Sanjuro

Sanjuro

Sanjuro

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Sanjuro

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

1962

1h 36m

8.0(680 votes)

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Action

Comedy

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.

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TOHO

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4 videos

Cast & Crew

29 members

Acting

三船敏郎

Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin

三船敏郎

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仲代達矢

Hanbei Muroto

仲代達矢

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小林桂樹

The Spy

小林桂樹

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加山雄三

Iori Izaka

加山雄三

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団令子

Chidori, Mutsuta's daughter

団令子

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志村喬

Kurofuji

志村喬

Acting

藤原釜足

Takebayashi

藤原釜足

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入江たか子

Mutsuta's wife

入江たか子

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清水将夫

Kikui

清水将夫

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伊藤雄之助

Mutsuta, the Chamberlain

伊藤雄之助

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久保明

Samurai

久保明

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太刀川寛

Samurai

No Image

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土屋嘉男

Samurai

土屋嘉男

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田中邦衛

Samurai

田中邦衛

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江原達怡

Samurai

江原達怡

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平田昭彦

Samurai

平田昭彦

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小川虎之助

Unknown Role

小川虎之助

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堺左千夫

Samurai

堺左千夫

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Kenzô Matsui

Samurai

No Image

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樋口年子

Maid Koyso

No Image

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Tatsuhiko Namisato

Samurai

No Image

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佐田豊

Murota samurai

佐田豊

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清水元

Unknown Role

清水元

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大友伸

Unknown Role

大友伸

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広瀬正一

Unknown Role

広瀬正一

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伊藤実

Unknown Role

No Image

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宇留木康二

Unknown Role

No Image

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Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi

Unknown Role

No Image

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大橋史典

Unknown Role

大橋史典

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