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Sanjuro
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Sanjuro is a 1962 Japanese black-and-white war and drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa, who also served as screenwriter and film editor alongside Hideo Oguni. Produced by Ryūzō Kikushima for Toho, the movie stars Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Reiko Dan, and Takashi Shimura. The narrative follows the events of Yojimbo and features a score by composer Masaru Sato. Filmed in Japan, the production utilizes the Japanese language and was distributed by Toho and Netflix.
The film has a runtime of 96 minutes and is available on video on demand through providers such as the Criterion Channel. It is part of the Sanjuro Collection and carries the tagline "You cut well, but the best sword stays in its sheath!" Keywords associated with the work include Japan, samurai, corruption, temple, and fighter. The film holds an IMDb rating of 8.0 based on 43,865 votes, a Metascore of 83, and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 100%.
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Film · TMDB
8.0In 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
- 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
via OMDb · IMDb
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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Original language
- Japanese
- Follows
- Yojimbo
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Screenwriter
- Akira Kurosawa
- Composer
- Masaru Sato
- Producer
- Ryūzō Kikushima
- Production company
- Toho
- Filming location
- Japan
- Duration
- 96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 471432
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Kinema-Junpo-1962-January-early-1.jpg
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- publication date
- 1963-05-07
- title
- 椿三十郎
- film editor
- Akira Kurosawa
- distributed by
- Netflix
- color
- black-and-white
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 100%
- Commons category
- Sanjuro
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Release
- Box office
- Reception
- Legacy
- Remake
- References
- Sources
- External links
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.
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