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Sanjuro

Original title: Tsubaki Sanjûrô
  • 1962
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
44K
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Toshirō Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai in Sanjuro (1962)
JapaneseDark ComedySamuraiActionDramaThriller

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

  • Director
    • Akira Kurosawa
  • Writers
    • Ryûzô Kikushima
    • Hideo Oguni
    • Akira Kurosawa
  • Stars
    • Toshirō Mifune
    • Tatsuya Nakadai
    • Keiju Kobayashi
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    44K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Akira Kurosawa
    • Writers
      • Ryûzô Kikushima
      • Hideo Oguni
      • Akira Kurosawa
    • Stars
      • Toshirō Mifune
      • Tatsuya Nakadai
      • Keiju Kobayashi
    • 117User reviews
    • 67Critic reviews
    • 83Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast28

    Toshirō Mifune
    Toshirō Mifune
    • Sanjûrô Tsubaki
    • (as Toshirô Mifune)
    • …
    Tatsuya Nakadai
    Tatsuya Nakadai
    • Hanbei Muroto
    Keiju Kobayashi
    Keiju Kobayashi
    • The Spy
    Yûzô Kayama
    Yûzô Kayama
    • Iori Izaka
    Reiko Dan
    Reiko Dan
    • Chidori, Mutsuta's daughter
    Takashi Shimura
    Takashi Shimura
    • Kurofuji
    Kamatari Fujiwara
    Kamatari Fujiwara
    • Takebayashi
    Takako Irie
    Takako Irie
    • Mutsuta's wife
    Masao Shimizu
    Masao Shimizu
    • Kikui
    Yūnosuke Itō
    Yūnosuke Itō
    • Mutsuta, the Chamberlain
    • (as Yûnosuke Itô)
    Akira Kubo
    Akira Kubo
    • Samurai
    Hiroshi Tachikawa
    • Samurai
    Yoshio Tsuchiya
    Yoshio Tsuchiya
    • Samurai
    Kunie Tanaka
    Kunie Tanaka
    • Samurai
    Tatsuyoshi Ehara
    • Samurai
    Akihiko Hirata
    Akihiko Hirata
    • Samurai
    Toranosuke Ogawa
    Toranosuke Ogawa
    • Sandayu
    Sachio Sakai
    • Foot soldier
    • Director
      • Akira Kurosawa
    • Writers
      • Ryûzô Kikushima
      • Hideo Oguni
      • Akira Kurosawa
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews117

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    Summary

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Mutsuta's wife (portrayed by Takako Iris) is shown to have blackened teeth. This was a customary Japanese way of signifying that a woman was married, especially fashionable with courtiers in the Imperial Court. This practice is known as ohaguro.
    • Goofs
      The three enemies who surrender are kept in a room with chicken wire / poultry mesh stretched across the door. This was invented in England in 1844 and did not exist in the era or place depicted in the film.
    • Quotes
      • Mutsuta's wife: You glisten too brightly.
      • Sanjûrô Tsubaki: Glisten?
      • Mutsuta's wife: Yes. Like a drawn sword.
      • Sanjûrô Tsubaki: A drawn sword?
      • Mutsuta's wife: You're like a sword without a sheath. You cut well, but the best sword is kept in its sheath.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Alpha Dog/Arthur and the Invisibles/Seraphim Falls/Catch and Release/Alone with Her (2007)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 7, 1963 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Sandžuro
    • Filming locations
      • Toho Studios, Tokyo, Japan(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Toho
      • Kurosawa Production Co.
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $46,808
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $15,942
      • Jul 28, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $66,225
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 36m(96 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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