Sanjuro

About 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.

Sanjuro is a 1962 comedy film directed by Akira Kurosawa. At 96 minutes long, it arrived in January 1962.

Its themes are corruption, samurai, jidaigeki, and edo period.

Toshirō Mifune takes the lead as Sanjûrô Tsubaki, Tatsuya Nakadai as Hanbei Muroto, Keiju Kobayashi as The Spy, and Yūzō Kayama as Iori Izaka. The screenplay is by Akira Kurosawa and Hideo Oguni. It streams on Criterion Channel in the United States.

Yojimbo, Harakiri, and 13 Assassins make useful companions to Sanjuro, all filed under black and white and feudal japan. TMDB voters put it at 7.9 out of 10 across 752 votes and it carries a NR rating.