Japan Synopsis
椿三十郎
“Akira Kurosawa's Powerful and Newest Japanese Masterpiece”
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.
The 1961–1963 Japan Window
44 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Sanjuro sits at position #5.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Sanjuro. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1960s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sanjuro premiered. 202 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #643 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (86th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.0 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #267 of 1,933 (top 14%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Release Date | January 1, 1962 |
| IMDb | tt0056443 |