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Critic David Parkinson
rated 8

...splendid samurai satire...

Read full review at Empire
Critic Rob Mackie
rated 8

Mifune's slob is deceptive, and the film builds slowly to a shattering ending.

Read full review at The Guardian
Michael Thomsen
rated 7

Ikke så god som Yojimbo/Livvagten, lidt sløv 2'er. Men hey - det er Toshiro Mifune. Han er sej!

2 years ago

Cast & Crew

Akira Kurosawa
Director
Takashi Shimura
As Kurofuji
Toshirō Mifune
As Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin
Tatsuya Nakadai
As Hanbei Muroto
Akihiko Hirata
As Samurai
Sachio Sakai
As Samurai

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Sanjuro, a cunning and skilled ronin, helps a group of idealistic young samurai expose corruption within their clan and rescue their kidnapped leader, Chamberlain Mutsuta, and his family. Sanjuro's unorthodox methods and razor-sharp wit prove invaluable in outsmarting the corrupt officials and their henchmen, leading to a thrilling and entertaining showdown.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Sanjuro include The Return of Ringo, Blast-Off Girls, Fireball 500, The Longest Day, Ben-Hur, A Night to Remember.