Tsubaki Sanjûrô

"You cut well, but the best sword stays in its sheath!"

May 7 1963 Not Rated 1h 36m
Action, Comedy, Crime

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.

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Plot

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.

Written by

Ryûzô Kikushima, Hideo Oguni, Akira Kurosawa

Directed by

Akira Kurosawa

Cast

Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Keiju Kobayashi

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Toho

Languages

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination total

Trailers
SANJURO Trailer (1962) - The Criterion Collection
Sanjuro (1962) Original Trailer [4K]
Featurettes
Tatsuya Nakadai on SANJURO
Tatsuya Nakadai on Shooting SANJURO
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