Sanjuro
Original title: Tsubaki Sanjûrô
“You cut well, but the best sword stays in its sheath!”
1962 · 1 h 36 min
Directed by 
Akira Kurosawa
Akira KurosawaCast
Toshiro Mifune 
Tatsuya Nakadai
Plot
The ronin of Yojimbo returns to help a group of young samurai.
Sinekatalog’s take
Kurosawa's wry follow-up to Yojimbo has the same scruffy samurai help nine naive young men. Lighter and funnier than its predecessor, with a famously quick final duel.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 8.0 / 10 (43,910 votes)
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