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7.9
Sanjuro
"You cut well, but the best sword stays in its sheath!"
January 1, 1962
1h 36m
Akira Kurosawa
Drama
Action
Comedy
7.9
757 votes
1h 36m
Runtime
5
Popularity
Released 23668 days ago — January 1, 1962
About
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.
Cast
Toshirō Mifune
Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin
Tatsuya Nakadai
Hanbei Muroto
Keiju Kobayashi
The Spy
Yūzō Kayama
Iori Izaka
Reiko Dan
Chidori, Mutsuta's daughter
Takashi Shimura
Kurofuji
Kamatari Fujiwara
Takebayashi
Takako Irie
Mutsuta's wife
Masao Shimizu
Kikui
Yūnosuke Itō
Mutsuta, the Chamberlain
Akira Kubo
Samurai
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Samurai
Trailer
Release Date
January 1, 1962
Status
Confirmed
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Platform / Region
Cinema
Production
TOHO
Language
Japanese
Original Title
椿三十郎
Details
- Age Rating
- NR
- TMDB Status
- Released
- Franchise
- Sanjuro Collection
- Writers
- Akira Kurosawa, Ryuzo Kikushima, Shūgorō Yamamoto
- Producers
- Ryuzo Kikushima, Tomoyuki Tanaka
- Composer
- Masaru Satō
- Cinematography
- Fukuzo Koizumi, Takao Saitō
- Countries
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
Release Dates by Region
- United States · Theatrical: May 7, 1963
Where to Watch
United States: Stream on Criterion Channel | Rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home | Buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Data by TMDB / JustWatch.
japan
samurai
corruption
temple
fighter
black and white
jidaigeki
edo period
feudal japan
bakumatsu
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Videos
- Sanjuro (1962) Original Trailer [4K] (Trailer)
- Tatsuya Nakadai on Shooting SANJURO (Featurette)
- Tatsuya Nakadai on SANJURO (Featurette)
- SANJURO Trailer (1962) - The Criterion Collection (Teaser)
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