Sanjuro

Sanjuro (1963)Cast and Crew

Movie"You cut well, but the best sword stays in its sheath!"

Cast

T
Toshirō Mifune
as Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin
T
Tatsuya Nakadai
as Hanbei Muroto
K
Keiju Kobayashi
as The Spy
Y
Yūzō Kayama
as Iori Izaka
R
Reiko Dan
as Chidori, Mutsuta's daughter
T
Takashi Shimura
as Kurofuji
K
Kamatari Fujiwara
as Takebayashi
T
Takako Irie
as Mutsuta's wife
M
Masao Shimizu
as Kikui
Y
Yūnosuke Itō
as Mutsuta, the Chamberlain
A
Akira Kubo
as Samurai
H
Hiroshi Tachikawa
as Samurai
Y
Yoshio Tsuchiya
as Samurai
K
Kunie Tanaka
as Samurai
T
Tatsuyoshi Ehara
as Samurai
A
Akihiko Hirata
as Samurai
T
Toranosuke Ogawa
S
Sachio Sakai
as Samurai
K
Kenzô Matsui
as Samurai
T
Toshiko Higuchi
as Maid Koyso
T
Tatsuhiko Namisato
as Samurai
Y
Yutaka Sada
as Murota samurai
G
Gen Shimizu
S
Shin Ōtomo
S
Shōichi Hirose
M
Minoru Itō
K
Kōji Uruki
H
Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi
F
Fuminori Ōhashi

Crew

A
Akira Kurosawa
Director
A
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
R
Ryūzō Kikushima
Screenplay
S
Shūgorō Yamamoto
Novel
M
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
F
Fukuzo Koizumi
Director of Photography
T
Takao Saitō
Director of Photography
A
Akira Kurosawa
Editor
H
Hideo Oguni
Screenplay
S
Shoji Jinbo
Set Decoration
Y
Yoshirō Muraki
Production Design
T
Teruyo Nogami
Script Supervisor
M
Masanobu Deme
Assistant Director
R
Ryūzō Kikushima
Producer
T
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
W
Wataru Konuma
Sound Recordist
H
Hisashi Shimonaga
Sound Recordist

Sanjuro Collection

The 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.