Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Akira Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed Sanjuro. In this sly companion piece to Yojimbo, the jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of young warriors.
Toshirô Mifune returns as the scruffy samurai Sanjuro in Akira Kurosawa's witty and robust sequel to "Yojimbo." This time, the laconic swordsman comes to the aid of nine young warriors attempting to bring about the destruction of a corrupt regime. Sensing their naiveté, Sanjuro points his new associates towards their true enemy and, with his customary panache, frees blade from scabbard to achieve true justice. Tatsuya Nakadai, Takashi Shimura co-star. 96 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: Japanese DTS HD 3.0 Master Audio; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; "making of" documentary; photo gallery; theatrical trailers. In Japanese with English subtitles.