The read
Number 2 of 2 in its series by score.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic83/100
746 audience votes
Key crew
- Akira KurosawaDirector
- Ryuzo KikushimaScreenplay
- Akira KurosawaScreenplay
- Masaru SatōOriginal Music Composer
- Hideo OguniScreenplay
Cast
- Toshirō MifuneSanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin
- Tatsuya NakadaiHanbei Muroto
- Keiju KobayashiThe Spy
- Yūzō KayamaIori Izaka
- Reiko DanChidori, Mutsuta's daughter
- Takashi ShimuraKurofuji
- Kamatari FujiwaraTakebayashi
- Takako IrieMutsuta's wife
- Masao ShimizuKikui
- Yūnosuke ItōMutsuta, the Chamberlain
- Akira KuboSamurai
- Hiroshi TachikawaSamurai
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Themes
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