Toshiro Mifune
Sanjuro Tsubaki
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Sanjuro was released on January 1, 1962 in Japan where it was distributed by Toho. The film was also released in the same year in the United States. Box office. Sanjuro was Toho's highest-grossing film in 1962, coming second place for the highest grossing Japanese productions in 1962.
A samurai helps a clan to overthrow a corrupt superintendent who framed his uncle. Directed by Akira Kurosawa and starring Toshirô Mifune, this film is a sequel to Yojimbo and a classic of the genre.
- (41K)
- Action, Drama, Thriller
- Akira Kurosawa
- 1963-05-07
Sanjuro. IN JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES!!! In this sequel to YOJIMBO finds the wandering samurai overhearing a discussion between nine samurai about the deception and corruption that will soon take place. The nine samurai want to side up with Kikui and rebel against Mutsuta, the Chamberlain.
- 96 min
- 55.9K
- ultragoji2
Rent Sanjuro on Prime Video, or buy it on Prime Video. Technically impressive and superbly acted, Sanjuro is a funny, action-packed samurai adventure featuring outstanding cinematography and a...
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- Toshiro Mifune
- Akira Kurosawa
- Adventure, Action
In the Kurosawa movie family tree, Sanjuro (1962) is the sassy kid brother to Yojimbo, and like many light-hearted younger siblings, it’s underrated. After Yojimbo achieved blockbuster status in 1961, Kurosawa took a story he’d already developed …
- Sanjuro
Summaries. A crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen trying to save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent. A wandering samurai, Sanjuro, is drawn into local politics.
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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. Akira Kurosawa. Director, Screenplay. Shūgorō Yamamoto.
