Sanjuro
椿三十郎
Japan • 1962
Director
#53Criterion Collection →Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
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.
Part of Box Set
Credits
Crew
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
WriterRyuzo Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni
CinematographerFukuzo Koizumi, Takao Saitō
ComposerMasaru Satō
EditorAkira Kurosawa
ProducerTomoyuki Tanaka, Ryuzo Kikushima
Cast
Toshirō Mifuneas Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin
Tatsuya Nakadaias Hanbei Muroto