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Sanjuro (1962)
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
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Overview
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.
Rated NR | Length 96 minutes
Actors
Toshirō Mifune | Tatsuya Nakadai | Keiju Kobayashi | Yûzô Kayama | Reiko Dan | Takashi Shimura | Kamatari Fujiwara | Takako Irie | Masao Shimizu | Yūnosuke Itō | Akira Kubo | Hiroshi Tachikawa | Yoshio Tsuchiya | Kunie Tanaka | Tatsuyoshi Ehara | Akihiko Hirata | Toranosuke Ogawa | Sachio Sakai | Kenzô Matsui | Toshiko Higuchi | Tatsuhiko Namisato | Yutaka Sada | Gen Shimizu | Shin Ôtomo | Shôichi Hirose | Minoru Itô | Kôji Uruki | Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi | Fuminori Ôhashi
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/20/2011 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 7.5 stars |
| (Average) 7.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Kurosawa’s sequel to Yojimbo, once again starring Toshiro Mifune, isn’t as strong as the first movie, but still highly entertaining. In fact, I think Sanjuro has more comedic elements to it than Yojimbo did. The story just isn’t as strong.
Near the end is an epic scene of violence that underscores a point made earlier in the film. It had to be fairly shocking to audiences of the time, at least in Japan, if not overseas.
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