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Sanjuro (1962) [NR]

Release Date:
January 1, 1962

Original Title:
椿三十郎

Alternate Titles:
Odvážní mužové
Sandžiuro
Sandžúró
Sanjuro
Tsubaki Sanjûrô
츠바키 산주로
츠바키 산쥬로

Genres:
Action | Comedy | Drama

Production Companies:
TOHO

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: PG  FR: U  NL: 12  US: NR 

Runtime: 96

You cut well, but the best sword stays in its sheath!

Overview from TheMovieDB

Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and sequel 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.

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Assistant Director:
Masanobu Deme

Director:
Akira Kurosawa

Director of Photography:
Fukuzo Koizumi
Takao Saitō

Editor:
Akira Kurosawa

Novel:
Shūgorō Yamamoto

Original Music Composer:
Masaru Satō

Producer:
Ryūzō Kikushima
Tomoyuki Tanaka

Production Design:
Yoshirō Muraki

Screenplay:
Akira Kurosawa
Ryūzō Kikushima
Hideo Oguni

Script Supervisor:
Teruyo Nogami

Set Decoration:
Shoji Jinbo

Sound Recordist:
Wataru Konuma
Hisashi Shimonaga

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