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A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk merchant Tazaemon and sake merchant Tokuemon to hire him as a personal bodyguard, then artfully sets in motion a full-scale gang war between the two ambitious and unscrupulous men.
Toshirō MifuneSanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
Tatsuya NakadaiUnosuke, gunfighter
Yōko TsukasaNui
Isuzu YamadaOrin
Daisuke KatōInokichi
Seizaburō KawazuSeibê - brothel operator
Takashi ShimuraTokuemon, sake brewer
Hiroshi TachikawaYoichiro
Yōsuke NatsukiKohei's Son
Eijirō TōnoGonji, Tavern Keeper
Kamatari FujiwaraTazaemon
Ikio SawamuraHansuke
Atsushi WatanabeThe Cooper (Coffin-Maker)
Susumu FujitaHomma, Instructor Who Skips Town
Kyū SazankaUshitora
Kō NishimuraKuma
Takeshi KatōRonin Kobuhachi
Ichirō NakataniFirst SamuraiThe masterless samurai Sanjuro, who slyly manipulates two warring clans to his own advantage in a small, dusty village, was so entertainingly embodied by the brilliant Toshiro Mifune that it was only a matter of time before he returned in a sequel. Made just one year later, Sanjuro matches Yojimbo’s storytelling dexterity yet adds layers of world-weary pragmatism that brings the two films to a thrilling and unforgettable conclusion.
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