MOVIE · 1962
Sanjuro
ActionAdventureComedyCrimeDramaThrillerWestern96 min
A jaded samurai crosses paths with a group of idealistic young warriors trying to root out corruption in their clan, then finds himself guiding men who are far less prepared than they think. Toshirô Mifune is Sanjuro, a blunt, sharp-eyed swordsman whose practical instincts keep colliding with the youths’ formal ideas of honor and conduct. Akira Kurosawa’s companion piece to Yojimbo turns that clash into the engine of the story, with clan intrigue, dry humor, and sudden violence reshaping what these young fighters think a proper samurai should be.
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