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Set in the mid-19th century when the disintegration of a rigid social structure was turning the once wealthy into paupers, or vice-versa, this kinetic drama by acclaimed Akira Kurosawa features the hero Sanjuro (Toshiro Mifune), one of many samurai whose once traditional positions were fast disappearing. In this tale of false .. Read more
| Starring | Tatsuya Nakadai, Toshiro Mifune, Masao Shimizu |
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| Director | Akira Kurosawa |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller, World Cinema |
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Kurosawa was pressured by his producers into directing this sequel to Yojimbo, and rose to the occasion by making his... read more on Time Out
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Excellent... An incredible pleasure to watch...
An incredible pleasure to watch... The light-hearted nature of the film brings some truly side-splitting moments to the screen. Intriguingly nothing is given ... read more »
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One of the best Kurosawa films
Sanjuro sees Kurosawa hitting his stride and producing a great samurai film with seeming ease. The film maintains a good momentum and contains scenes of ... read more »
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Slash and Burn
The combination of Mifune as lead and Kurosawa as director is priceless. Two artists understanding each other. A hidden gem.
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Brillant samurai tale
I wonder if Kurosawa ever made a bad samurai film. This is certainly not his masterpiece but when you've made films like 'Seven Samurai' and '... read more »
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Toshiro Mifune
Toshiro Mifune I watched this film because of this actor who is one of the finest. However both script and lack of props,extras made this rather slow and ... read more »
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Very Disappointing
I never thought I would give up on a movie by Kurosawa but I pulled the plug on this one after half-an-hour. It was a very tedious thirty minutes. Samurai and ... read more »
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Sanjuro
It was a straight forward story, yet enjoyable as the actor, Toshiro Mihune is one of the best actors in Japan.
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worthy
A worthy follow on from Yojimbo .Good quality transfer,shows full picture scope & is free from to much blemish .Could do with more extras though
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awsom
this isnt as good at the first one 'yojombo' but man is the sory awsome.
here is just another classic example of good asian films.read more »
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Heroic Comedy
As a comedy, this is quite a taut thriller; as a thriller it is quite an engaging comedy ... I had not really expected just this two handed approach from ... read more »
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Great Movie
great Movie ,beautifuly played by mifune, great story line