Sanjuro

Name: Sanjuro
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1963-05-07
Duration: 1 h 36 min
Rating: 8.10
Cast: Keiju Kobayashi, Yûzô Kayama, Tatsuya Nakadai, Toshirô Mifune

– Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifull..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

8.10 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 36 Minutes

Release Year:

1962

Original Name:

椿三十郎

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.

Styles:

Reflective, Dramatic, Enigmatic, Tense, Melancholic, Talky, Exciting, Realistic, Serious, Atmospheric

Story Timeline:

19th Century

Producing Country:

Japan

Filming Locations:

Tokyo, Feudal Japan, Japan, Asia

Genre:

Crime, Action, Thriller, Drama

Sanjuro (1962) - Trailer

Release Date:

07 May 1963

Language:

Japanese

MPAA Content-Rating:

Not Rated

Directed by:

Akira Kurosawa

Story Written By:

Shûgorô Yamamoto, Akira Kurosawa, Ryûzô Kikushima, Hideo Oguni

Main Actors:

Keiju Kobayashi, Yûzô Kayama, Tatsuya Nakadai, Toshirô Mifune

Plot:

A group of idealistic young men, determined to clean up the corruption in their town, are aided by a scruffy, cynical samurai who does not at all fit their concept of a noble warrior.

Awards:

1 win.

Production Company:

Criterion Collection

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

8.1/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

100%