Sanjuro

Sanjuro

1962

Akira Kurosawa's sequel to Yojimbo is a dark comedy about a larger-than-life samurai. Adrift in an era of fading tradition and increasing lawlessness, surly Sanjuro (Toshirô Mifune) instructs a gang of scheming radicals in Samurai wisdom. An unlikely hero who loves an action-packed swordfight and is quick with the sarcasm, Sanjuro doesn't always practice what he preaches, but he always remains true to himself.

Akira Kurosawa's Powerful and Newest Japanese Masterpiece

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96
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Film Detail

Genre
Action - Adventure
Length
1 hr. 36 mins.
US Theatrical Release
May 7, 1963
US Box Office
No Data Available
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
PG-13
Parents Strongly Cautioned

Collection Detail

Edition
Single Disc Criterion Collection #53 & Digital
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.35:1
Audio
Japanese: DTS-HD Master 3.0
Studio
Criterion
Released
March 23, 2010
Acquired Date
December 9, 2014
Times Seen
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Last Watched
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Actors

Toshirô Mifune
Toshirô Mifune
Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai
Keiju Kobayashi
Keiju Kobayashi
Yuzo Kayama
Yuzo Kayama
Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura
Reiko Dan
Reiko Dan
Kamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara

Directors

Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa

Writers

Ryuzo Kikushima
Ryuzo Kikushima
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Hideo Oguni
Hideo Oguni

Awards & Accolades

  • 2018 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #234

Special Features

Commentaries
  • film historian Stephen Price
Documentaries
  • Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create
  • Audio Commentary
  • Featurettes

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
100%
Tomatometer
26 votes
RT Fresh Certified
95%
Popcornmeter
763 votes
METASCORE
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IMDb RATING
8.0/10
42,188 votes

Tags

  1. Yojimbo & Sanjuro

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media