Sanjuro_
Original: 椿三十郎
"You cut well, but the best sword stays in its sheath!"
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." 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.
Starring
Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Keiju Kobayashi
Updated Feb 16, 2026
WHERE TO WATCH
Filmin
1 country
DROPTHE_ GOSSIP
Year context
Sanjuro was released 64 years ago in 1962.
Overview
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and sequel ...
Sanjuro is a Drama, Action, Comedy film with a runtime of 1h 36m.
CAST (20)
Toshirō Mifune
Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin
Tatsuya Nakadai
Hanbei Muroto
Keiju Kobayashi
The Spy
Yūzō Kayama
Iori Izaka
Reiko Dan
Chidori, Mutsuta's daughter
Takashi Shimura
Kurofuji
Kamatari Fujiwara
Takebayashi
Takako Irie
Mutsuta's wife
Masao Shimizu
Kikui
Yūnosuke Itō
Mutsuta, the Chamberlain
Akira Kubo
Samurai
HT
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Samurai
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Samurai
Kunie Tanaka
Samurai
Tatsuyoshi Ehara
Samurai
Akihiko Hirata
Samurai
Toranosuke Ogawa
Sachio Sakai
Samurai
KM
Kenzô Matsui
Samurai
TH
Toshiko Higuchi
Maid Koyso
STUDIOS (1)
DETAILS
Release
Status
Released
Runtime
96 min (1h 36m)
Original Title
椿三十郎
Language
Japanese
Country
Rating
8.0/10 (700 votes)
Popularity
2
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Sanjuro about?
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." 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.
How long is Sanjuro?
Sanjuro has a runtime of 96 minutes (1h 36m).
Who stars in Sanjuro?
The cast of Sanjuro includes Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Keiju Kobayashi, Yūzō Kayama, Reiko Dan.
What is the rating of Sanjuro?
Sanjuro has a rating of 8.0 out of 10 based on 700 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (3)
Drama
Action
Comedy