Sanjuro (1962)
Sanjuro (1962)
You cut well, but the best sword stays in its sheath!
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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Cast

Toshirō Mifune Toshirō Mifune As: Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin
Tatsuya Nakadai Tatsuya Nakadai As: Hanbei Muroto
Keiju Kobayashi Keiju Kobayashi As: The Spy
Yūzō Kayama Yūzō Kayama As: Iori Izaka
Reiko Dan Reiko Dan As: Chidori, Mutsuta's daughter
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: You cut well, but the best sword stays in its sheath!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Drama, Action, Comedy

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 01 January 1962

Country: JP

Runtime: 96m

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Company Credits

Company: TOHO

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Cast

Directed By

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Director

Masanobu Deme

Masanobu Deme

Assistant Director

Teruyo Nogami

Teruyo Nogami

Script Supervisor

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Masaru Satō

Masaru Satō

Original Music Composer

Hisashi Shimonaga

Hisashi Shimonaga

Sound Recordist

Wataru Konuma

Wataru Konuma

Sound Recordist

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Fukuzo Koizumi

Fukuzo Koizumi

Director of Photography

Takao Saitō

Takao Saitō

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Yoshirō Muraki

Yoshirō Muraki

Production Design

Shoji Jinbo

Shoji Jinbo

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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