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Sanjuro
椿三十郎
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
1962•1h 36m•NR•★ 8.1
Action / Comedy / Drama
Synopsis
A cynical, scruffy ronin samurai aids nine naive, idealistic young clan retainers in exposing corruption among their clan elders and rescuing their abducted chamberlain, concluding in cinema's most famous instantaneous, arterial-spray sword duel. Akira Kurosawa's witty, exhilarating, and anti-heroic sequel to Yojimbo starring Toshiro Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
WriterAkira KurosawaRyuzo KikushimaHideo Oguni
CinematographyFukuzo KoizumiTakao Saitō
MusicMasaru Satō
Principal Cast
Toshirō MifuneSanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin
Tatsuya NakadaiHanbei Muroto
Keiju KobayashiThe Spy
Yūzō KayamaIori Izaka
Reiko DanChidori, Mutsuta's daughter
Takashi ShimuraKurofuji
Kamatari FujiwaraTakebayashi
Takako IrieMutsuta's wife
Technical Specifications
Runtime1h 36m (96 mins)
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DirectorAkira Kurosawa
LanguagesJapanese
CountryJP
StudioToho • Kurosawa Production Co.
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