Sanjuro (1962)

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96 min - Action | Drama | Thriller - 7 May 1963 (USA)

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A crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Toshirô Mifune	...	Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The Samurai
	Tatsuya Nakadai	...	Hanbei Muroto
	Keiju Kobayashi	...	The Spy
	Yûzô Kayama	...	Iori Izaka
	Reiko Dan	...	Chidori, Mutsuta's daughter
	Takashi Shimura	...	Kurofuji
	Kamatari Fujiwara	...	Takebayashi
	Takako Irie	...	Mutsuta's wife
	Masao Shimizu	...	Kikui
	Yûnosuke Itô	...	Mutsuta, the Chamberlain
	Akira Kubo	...	Samurai
	Hiroshi Tachikawa	...	Samurai
	Yoshio Tsuchiya	...	Samurai
	Kunie Tanaka	...	Samurai
	Tatsuyoshi Ehara	...	Samurai

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Storyline

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. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>

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Action | Drama | Thriller

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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

7 May 1963 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Samuraimiekka See more »

Filming Locations:

Toho Studios, Tokyo, Japan

Box Office

Gross:

ITL 25,900,000 (Italy) (1968)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toho Company, Kurosawa Production Co. See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Perspecta Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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Trivia

The music played over the opening title was the main theme from "Yojimbo." See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When the Chamberlain's nephew goes to peek over the wall to check if Kikui's house is full of troops, he supports himself on the wall which bends slightly, belying its supposed sturdiness. See more »

Quotes

Mutsuta's wife: Killing people is a bad habit.
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Connections

Referenced in Kurosawa: The Last Emperor (1999) See more »

Sanjuro (1962)
Tsubaki Sanjûrô (original title)

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