Sanjuro
A weary samurai teams with idealistic youths to expose and eradicate a clan’s deep-rooted corruption before it destroys their honor and lives.
“You cut well, but the best sword stays in its sheath!”
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This companion piece and sequel to *Yojimbo* follows the jaded samurai Sanjuro as he aids an idealistic group of young warriors in purging corruption from their clan.
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Principal cast & crew: 38
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Shot by Fukuzo KoizumiScored by Masaru SatoDesigned by Yoshiro Muraki
Also known as
- Sanjurode
- Sanjuroen
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Cast & Crew
38 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Toshiro Mifune
as Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin
Tatsuya Nakadai
as Hanbei Muroto
Keiju Kobayashi
as The Spy
Yuzo Kayama
as Iori Izaka
Yunosuke Ito
as Mutsuta, the Chamberlain
Reiko Dan
as Chidori, Mutsuta's daughter
Takashi Shimura
as Kurofuji
Kamatari Fujiwara
as Takebayashi
Takako Irie
as Mutsuta's wife
Masao Shimizu
as Kikui
Akira Kubo
as Samurai
Hiroshi Tachikawa
as Samurai
Supporting cast
17Yoshio Tsuchiya
as Samurai
Kunie Tanaka
as Samurai
Tatsuyoshi Ehara
as Samurai
Akihiko Hirata
as Samurai
Toranosuke Ogawa
Sachio Sakai
as Samurai
Kenzo Matsui
as Samurai
Toshiko Higuchi
as Maid Koyso
Tatsuhiko Namisato
as Samurai
Yutaka Sada
as Murota samurai
Gen Shimizu
Shin Otomo
Shoichi Hirose
Minoru Ito
Koji Uruki
Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi
Fuminori Ohashi
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