Poster of Sanjuro

Sanjuro

Plot: 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
Release Date: Monday, January 1 1962
63 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Toshirō MifuneToshirō Mifune. Toshirō Mifune was 41 in Sanjuro as 'Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin'.
Birthday: Thu, Apr 01 1920 –
Died: Wed, Dec 24 1997
Portrait of Tatsuya NakadaiTatsuya Nakadai. Tatsuya Nakadai was 29 in Sanjuro as 'Hanbei Muroto'.
Birthday: Tue, Dec 13 1932
Portrait of Keiju KobayashiKeiju Kobayashi. Keiju Kobayashi was 38 in Sanjuro as 'The Spy'.
Birthday: Fri, Nov 23 1923 –
Died: Thu, Sep 16 2010
Portrait of Yūzō KayamaYūzō Kayama. Yūzō Kayama was 24 in Sanjuro as 'Iori Izaka'.
Birthday: Sun, Apr 11 1937
Portrait of Reiko DanReiko Dan. Reiko Dan was 26 in Sanjuro as 'Chidori, Mutsuta's daughter'.
Birthday: Tue, Mar 26 1935 –
Died: Mon, Nov 24 2003
Portrait of Takashi ShimuraTakashi Shimura. Takashi Shimura was 56 in Sanjuro as 'Kurofuji'.
Birthday: Sun, Mar 12 1905 –
Died: Thu, Feb 11 1982
Portrait of Kamatari FujiwaraKamatari Fujiwara. Kamatari Fujiwara was 56 in Sanjuro as 'Takebayashi'.
Birthday: Sun, Jan 15 1905 –
Died: Sat, Dec 21 1985
Portrait of Takako IrieTakako Irie. Takako Irie was 50 in Sanjuro as 'Mutsuta's wife'.
Birthday: Tue, Feb 07 1911 –
Died: Thu, Jan 12 1995
Portrait of Masao ShimizuMasao Shimizu. Masao Shimizu was 53 in Sanjuro as 'Kikui'.
Birthday: Mon, Oct 05 1908 –
Died: Sun, Oct 05 1975
Portrait of Yūnosuke ItōYūnosuke Itō. Yūnosuke Itō was 42 in Sanjuro as 'Mutsuta, the Chamberlain'.
Birthday: Sun, Aug 03 1919 –
Died: Tue, Mar 11 1980
Portrait of Akira KuboAkira Kubo. Akira Kubo was 25 in Sanjuro as 'Samurai'.
Birthday: Tue, Dec 01 1936
Portrait of Hiroshi TachikawaHiroshi Tachikawa. Hiroshi Tachikawa was 30 in Sanjuro as 'Samurai'.
Birthday: Sat, Mar 07 1931
Portrait of Yoshio TsuchiyaYoshio Tsuchiya. Yoshio Tsuchiya was 34 in Sanjuro as 'Samurai'.
Birthday: Wed, May 18 1927 –
Died: Wed, Feb 08 2017
Portrait of Kunie TanakaKunie Tanaka. Kunie Tanaka was 29 in Sanjuro as 'Samurai'.
Birthday: Wed, Nov 23 1932 –
Died: Wed, Mar 24 2021
Portrait of Tatsuyoshi EharaTatsuyoshi Ehara. Tatsuyoshi Ehara was 24 in Sanjuro as 'Samurai'.
Birthday: Fri, Mar 26 1937 –
Died: Sat, May 01 2021
Portrait of Akihiko HirataAkihiko Hirata. Akihiko Hirata was 34 in Sanjuro as 'Samurai'.
Birthday: Mon, Dec 26 1927 –
Died: Wed, Jul 25 1984
Portrait of Toranosuke OgawaToranosuke Ogawa. Toranosuke Ogawa was 64 in Sanjuro
Birthday: Wed, Dec 01 1897 –
Died: Fri, Dec 29 1967
Portrait of Sachio SakaiSachio Sakai. Sachio Sakai was 36 in Sanjuro as 'Samurai'.
Birthday: Tue, Sep 08 1925 –
Died: Wed, Mar 11 1998
Portrait of Kenzô MatsuiKenzô Matsui. Kenzô Matsui was >> in Sanjuro as 'Samurai'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Toshiko HiguchiToshiko Higuchi. Toshiko Higuchi was >> in Sanjuro as 'Maid Koyso'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tatsuhiko NamisatoTatsuhiko Namisato. Tatsuhiko Namisato was >> in Sanjuro as 'Samurai'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yutaka SadaYutaka Sada. Yutaka Sada was 50 in Sanjuro as 'Murota samurai'.
Birthday: Thu, Mar 30 1911
Portrait of Gen ShimizuGen Shimizu. Gen Shimizu was 55 in Sanjuro
Birthday: Tue, Jan 01 1907 –
Died: Wed, Dec 20 1972
Portrait of Shin ŌtomoShin Ōtomo. Shin Ōtomo was 42 in Sanjuro
Birthday: Sun, Apr 13 1919 –
Died: Wed, Nov 16 1988
Portrait of Shōichi HiroseShōichi Hirose. Shōichi Hirose was 43 in Sanjuro
Birthday: Sun, Jun 23 1918 –
Died: Sat, Jun 20 1998
Portrait of Minoru ItōMinoru Itō. Minoru Itō was 33 in Sanjuro
Birthday: Tue, Mar 13 1928
Portrait of Kōji UrukiKōji Uruki. Kōji Uruki was 44 in Sanjuro
Birthday: Thu, Mar 01 1917
Portrait of Hiroyoshi YamaguchiHiroyoshi Yamaguchi. Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi was >> in Sanjuro
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Fuminori ŌhashiFuminori Ōhashi. Fuminori Ōhashi was 46 in Sanjuro
Birthday: Sun, Jan 10 1915 –
Died: Wed, Sep 20 1989

Crew

Portrait of Akira KurosawaAkira Kurosawa. Akira Kurosawa was 51 in Sanjuro as 'Director, Screenplay, Editor'
Birthday: Wed, Mar 23 1910 –
Died: Sun, Sep 06 1998
Portrait of Fukuzo KoizumiFukuzo Koizumi. Fukuzo Koizumi was >> in Sanjuro as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Takao SaitōTakao Saitō. Takao Saitō was 32 in Sanjuro as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Tue, Mar 05 1929 –
Died: Sat, Dec 06 2014
Portrait of Masanobu DemeMasanobu Deme. Masanobu Deme was 29 in Sanjuro as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Sun, Oct 02 1932 –
Died: Sun, Mar 13 2016
Portrait of Ryūzō KikushimaRyūzō Kikushima. Ryūzō Kikushima was 47 in Sanjuro as 'Screenplay, Producer'
Birthday: Wed, Jan 28 1914 –
Died: Sat, Mar 18 1989
Portrait of Hideo OguniHideo Oguni. Hideo Oguni was 57 in Sanjuro as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Sat, Jul 09 1904 –
Died: Mon, Feb 05 1996
Portrait of Tomoyuki TanakaTomoyuki Tanaka. Tomoyuki Tanaka was 51 in Sanjuro as 'Producer'
Birthday: Tue, Apr 26 1910 –
Died: Wed, Apr 02 1997
Portrait of Masaru SatōMasaru Satō. Masaru Satō was 33 in Sanjuro as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Tue, May 29 1928 –
Died: Sun, Dec 05 1999
Portrait of Yoshirō MurakiYoshirō Muraki. Yoshirō Muraki was 37 in Sanjuro as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Fri, Aug 15 1924 –
Died: Mon, Oct 26 2009
Portrait of Shūgorō YamamotoShūgorō Yamamoto. Shūgorō Yamamoto was 58 in Sanjuro as 'Novel'
Birthday: Mon, Jun 22 1903 –
Died: Tue, Feb 14 1967
Portrait of Hisashi ShimonagaHisashi Shimonaga. Hisashi Shimonaga was 49 in Sanjuro as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Fri, Dec 13 1912 –
Died: Thu, Jan 01 1998
Portrait of Teruyo NogamiTeruyo Nogami. Teruyo Nogami was 34 in Sanjuro as 'Script Supervisor'
Birthday: Tue, May 24 1927
Portrait of Shoji JinboShoji Jinbo. Shoji Jinbo was >> in Sanjuro as 'Set Decoration'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Wataru KonumaWataru Konuma. Wataru Konuma was >> in Sanjuro as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday