Sanjuro

is a 1962 Japanese jidaigeki film directed, co-written and edited by Akira Kurosawa, starring Toshiro Mifune. It is a sequel to Kurosawa's 1961 Yojimbo.

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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.

Released: 1962-01-0196 minDir: Akira KurosawaDrama, Action, ComedyPart of: Sanjuro Collection

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Cast

Toshirō Mifune as Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin
Tatsuya Nakadai as Hanbei Muroto
Keiju Kobayashi as The Spy
Yūzō Kayama as Iori Izaka
Reiko Dan as Chidori, Mutsuta's daughter
Takashi Shimura as Kurofuji

Themes

japan
samurai
corruption
temple
fighter
black and white
jidaigeki
edo period
feudal japan
bakumatsu

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Ratings

IMDb

8/10

43,865 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

Metacritic

83/100

Year: 1962
Runtime: 96 min
Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller
Rated: Not Rated
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Key facts

Film.name: Sanjuro
Film.image: SanjuroPoster.jpg
Film.caption: Theatrical release poster
Film.director: Akira Kurosawa
Film.editing: Akira Kurosawa
Film.music: Masaru Sato
Film.distributor: Toho
Film.runtime: 95 minutes
Film.country: Japan
Film.language: Japanese
Japanese.kanji: 椿三十郎
Japanese.revhep: Tsubaki Sanjūrō

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Wikidata facts

Duration: 96
FilmAffinity ID: 471432
Image: Kinema-Junpo-1962-January-early-1.jpg

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publication date: 1963-05-07
title: 椿三十郎
review score: 100%
Commons category: Sanjuro

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is a 1962 Japanese jidaigeki film directed, co-written and edited by Akira Kurosawa, starring Toshiro Mifune. It is a sequel to Kurosawa's 1961 Yojimbo.

Originally an adaptation of the Shūgorō Yamamoto novel Hibi Heian, the script was altered following the success of the previous year's Yojimbo to incorporate the lead character of that film.