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Sanjuro

Sanjuro

Dir. Akira Kurosawa
96 min
NR

Experience Akira Kurosawa: Summer of Samurai at The Main Cinema, featuring the Kurosawa classics Rashomon, Throne of Blood, Yojimbo, Sanjuro, and the 70th anniversary 4k restoration of Seven Samurai.

About the Film

Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Akira Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed Sanjuro. In this sly companion piece 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. Less brazen in tone than its predecessor but equally entertaining, this classic character's return is a masterpiece in its own right.

Film Details

Program: Akira Kurosawa: Summer of Samurai
Release Year: 1962
Runtime: 96 min
Country/Region: Japan
Rating: NR
Language: Japanese
Print Source: Janus Films
Tags: Classics, Drama, Martial Arts

Cast/Crew

Director: Akira Kurosawa