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Sanjuro ()

Tsubaki Sanjûrô (original title)
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A crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen trying to save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent.
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Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The Samurai
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Hanbei Muroto
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The Spy
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Iori Izaka
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Chidori, Mutsuta's daughter
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Kurofuji
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Takebayashi
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Mutsuta's wife
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Kikui
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Mutsuta, the Chamberlain
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Samurai
Hiroshi Tachikawa ...
Samurai
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Samurai
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Samurai
Tatsuyoshi Ehara ...
Samurai
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Samurai
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Sandayu
Sachio Sakai ...
Foot soldier
Kenzô Matsui ...
Samurai
Toshiko Higuchi ...
Chamber maid
Tatsuhiko Namisato ...
Samurai
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Murota samurai
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Samurai on horseback
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Samurai on watch duty
Minoru Itô
Kôji Uruki
Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi
Fuminori Ôhashi ...
Samurai on horseback

Directed by

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Akira Kurosawa

Written by

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Ryûzô Kikushima ... (screenplay) &
Hideo Oguni ... (screenplay) &
Akira Kurosawa ... (screenplay)
 
Shûgorô Yamamoto ... (novel "Nichinichi heian")

Produced by

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Ryûzô Kikushima ... producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka ... producer

Music by

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Masaru Satô

Cinematography by

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Fukuzô Koizumi
Takao Saitô

Production Design by

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Yoshirô Muraki

Production Management

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Hiroshi Nezu ... executive in charge of production

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Shirô Moritani ... assistant director
Masanobu Deme ... assistant director (uncredited)

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Wataru Konuma ... sound
Hisashi Shimonaga ... sound recordist

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Ichirô Inohara ... lighting technician
Yûdai Katô ... assistant camera (uncredited)

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Teruyo Nogami ... script supervisor (uncredited)

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Ryû Kuze ... fencing advisor

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Plot Summary

A wandering samurai, Sanjuro, is drawn into local politics. The Superintendent of a clan is plotting to take over the clan by implicating the Chamberlain in corrupt activities (activities the Superintendent is actually responsible for). Part of the plan involves killing off the Chamberlain's staff and, in protecting them, Sanjuro sides with them. The supporters are massively outnumbered so it will require all of Sanjuro's cunning and swordcraft to ensure the Superintendent does not succeed in his evil plan. Written by grantss

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Also Known As
  • 椿三十郎 (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Tsubaki Sanjūrō (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Sanjuro (India, English title)
  • Sanjuro (New Zealand, English title)
  • Sanjuro (United States)
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  • 96 min
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Trivia Mutsuta's wife (portrayed by Takako Iris) is shown to have blackened teeth. This was a customary Japanese way of signifying that a woman was married, especially fashionable with courtiers in the Imperial Court. This practice is known as ohaguro. See more »
Goofs The three enemies who surrender are kept in a room with chicken wire / poultry mesh stretched across the door. This was invented in England in 1844 and did not exist in the era or place depicted in the film. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Alpha Dog/Arthur and the Invisibles/Seraphim Falls/Catch and Release/Alone with Her (2007). See more »
Quotes Mutsuta's wife: You glisten too brightly.
Sanjûrô Tsubaki: Glisten?
Mutsuta's wife: Yes. Like a drawn sword.
Sanjûrô Tsubaki: A drawn sword?
Mutsuta's wife: You're like a sword without a sheath. You cut well, but the best sword is kept in its sheath.
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