Sanjuro (1962)

Cast

Toshirô Mifune
as Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The Samurai
Tatsuya Nakadai
as Hanbei Muroto
Takashi Shimura
as Kurofuji

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Genres & Description

Action Crime Drama Thriller

8.2 / 10

A wandering samurai, Sanjuro, is drawn into local politics. The Superintendent of a clan is plotting to take over the clan by implicating the Chamberlain in corrupt activities (activities the Superintendent is actually responsible for). Part of the plan involves killing off the Chamberlain's staff and, in protecting them, Sanjuro sides with them. The supporters are massively outnumbered so it will require all of Sanjuro's cunning and swordcraft to ensure the Superintendent does not succeed in his evil plan.

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ratarosk ydrig

Yojimbo is a good movie, but I think Sanjuro is better. Bless you Kurosawa - @Tuesday, August 14, 2018 6:22 AM

Hitchbrick

The one thing I just didn't like about Sanjuro were the mother and daughter characters. I thought they were acting a bit frivolous. They were just there talking about all kinds of things that just kinda were distracting from the so serious plot. The film could have worked better without them, in my opinion. I'll give the film a 9/10. - @Tuesday, May 29, 2018 3:50 PM

joeyservo

Love this movie. What an odd trailer though lol. - @Sunday, November 19, 2017 6:23 PM

hosino hoshino

映画公開時にこれを見た時、主役（三十郎）がいきなり抜き打ち（居合）で斬りつけるんでビックリした。なぜなら、それ以前の映画には居合は「悪役」か「暗殺者」しか使わなかった。刀の使い方や扱い方を実に上手く描いてる映画だと私は思う。 - @Sunday, May 8, 2016 4:43 AM

Vincent valentine

1:15　Kunie Tanaka＝kizaru - @Sunday, October 4, 2015 11:19 AM

WalterLiddy

The music really sells the flick. - @Sunday, January 25, 2015 12:40 AM

ThisbeofBabylon

Aha ! I like at the end, Toshiro's coming, do the scene and go back the same way he came x) - @Monday, November 11, 2013 12:53 AM

FireEyedMaidOfWar

One of the almost infinite reasons why the movies of Akira Kurosawa are almost divine is the fact that in them you see real humans doing real humans things like climbing walls, opening doors, stalking on the road and so on instead of the computer created acrobatic jumping and fighting of today; and because of this Kurosawa’s movies are so enthralling and can be watched over and over again, while at least I can’t endure to watch most contemporary movies even once. - @Saturday, July 27, 2013 4:22 AM

FireEyedMaidOfWar

Masterworks tend to be watched all over again and this is especially true for the movies of Akira Kurosawa; and Sanjuro is like all the other Samurai tales of Kurosawa a true masterwork and a powerful illustration of the old Japanese culture, which seem to have been replaced by the liberal trash culture of the Americans recently; and Kurosawa did compose here a fine epic tale about an old Samurai helping out some younglings on a quest to bring down some corrupt officials. - @Monday, July 22, 2013 3:31 AM

MahMahAfro3000

i seriously don't remember this music.... - @Tuesday, June 11, 2013 12:18 AM

Freddy Krueger

Kurosawa's most underrated film, in my eyes. I love it as much as Yojimbo. - @Monday, June 10, 2013 6:38 AM

barrack obama

BEHOLD the golden age of japan cinema WHERE REAL ACTORS ARE ACTING!!! NOW BACK TO MODERN DAY what happen???? JPOP BOYBAND MEMBERS CONQUERED JAPAN CINEMA produce by this old guy johnny kitagawa. He even sends some boyband actor to destroy ZATOICHI THE LAST. - @Saturday, May 11, 2013 1:36 PM

Isma'il Mustafa

Argh I've watched this before Yojimbo!! :O An epic, no doubt. - @Wednesday, May 8, 2013 10:30 PM

M. Scott Veach

you're insane. they made just as much silly stuff back then as they do now. probably more proportionally, but you don't know about it because it doesn't stand the test of time. that's why the past so often looks better. because all the terrible movie don't get reprints, rereleases. they don't get remembered. and there are amazing movies made in the past 5-10 years by all three countries you mention. kikujiro. trainspotting. (close enough). hurt locker. 3 at random. - @Thursday, April 18, 2013 10:35 PM

PounamuKnight

Bullshit. Japanese have always made anime for shojo. Americans have always made big budget shit movies for money. And the British have always made as many good films as the many bad. - @Wednesday, March 6, 2013 5:36 AM

Zero Kurapika

God damned awesome. Man, they used to make such great movies back then. Nowadays its all about children adventure books or retarded comedies. - @Monday, May 7, 2012 7:47 AM

101FallingRock

lol Sanjuro Tsubaki - @Tuesday, February 21, 2012 8:49 PM

lordon18

@ImSeeFly thanks - @Wednesday, December 14, 2011 11:44 PM

FireEyedMaidOfWar

And this tale very much reminds me of the Viking feuds and fights in the Edda: A limited scenery and ordinary people facing a common problem, like corruption and abuse of power; even the mastery of the sword is highly creditable as in ancient times a seasoned, brave warrior in good practice was superior to many opponents – very unlike the boring shooting movies of the dull-brained Americans! Shame that this method of movie making did not prevails on the globe. - @Monday, May 9, 2011 2:25 PM

FireEyedMaidOfWar

Monsieur Kurosawa is indeed much more than merely the greatest movie director that ever lived in the tide of times! I do rank him almost as high as the composers of the great epics like the Iliad, Pharsalia, the Song of the Nibelungs and the Edda! Though the influence of Zen-Buddhism does cast some darkness and decadence upon his works with its negative perception of humanity and life; and I am always stunned that the camera takes part in the tale as an observer, who is not marked. - @Monday, May 9, 2011 2:22 PM

lordon18

where can i download this film?or buy? - @Wednesday, October 6, 2010 5:16 AM

Sanjuro Dino Kuwatake

Yes, It is. The sequel (1962) to Yojimbo. The final duel is simply amazing. - @Wednesday, October 14, 2009 9:08 PM

-Eizenn-

xD this is the sequel of Yojimbo i didnt know.. - @Wednesday, April 29, 2009 7:57 PM