Cinematic background from Sanjuro 1962 - 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.

Sanjuro

1962

Action, Drama, Thriller

Directors:
Akira Kurosawa
Writers:
Hideo Oguni, Ryûzô Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa, Shûgorô Yamamoto
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Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man with an upside - down hair style on top of his head; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man standing in front of a building holding a sword; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man with his mouth wide open; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting next to each other in front of a pile of hay; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a kimono holds a sword over a woman's head; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man holding a sword; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A person holding a guitar in a field; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man in a kimono; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man in samurai garb; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a black and white photo with two other men; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man with a shaved head is holding a sword in front of another man with a shaved head; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man with long black hair wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man with two other people holding chopsticks and eating food; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men standing next to each other holding swords; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man with a shaved head is looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men sitting next to each other in front of a bush; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a group of men sitting on the ground; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Black and white photograph of a man looking out a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man is sleeping on the floor with a sword; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man holding a sword; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a group of people with their heads cut out; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of asian men standing next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a robe is standing in front of a door; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man with a bald head; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man holding a samurai sword in his hands; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men in traditional japanese garb with swords; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men standing next to each other in bushes; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man with a shaved head; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Black and white photograph of a man with a cat pin on his jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man with a bald head in front of a group of men; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman are posing for a picture; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a robe standing in front of two other men; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man is holding a sword while another man is kneeling over him; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men in traditional japanese garb looking at each other in front of an open window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a kimono is running through the street; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Black and white photograph of a man in a kimono; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a kimono walking down the street; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in traditional japanese garb cooking food on an outdoor stove; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man with a shaved head; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two people with hair on their heads are sitting in a bush; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man sitting on the ground in front of three other men; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of three men standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men in traditional japanese garb looking at each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a group of men in samurai garb; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men sitting in front of each other; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men sitting at a table in front of each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man sitting on the ground in front of a lamp; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man holding a long wooden stick in his mouth; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man sitting on the ground in front of two other men; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two women dressed in traditional geisha outfits; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man with a rope around his neck; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man with a beard is sitting on a rope; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man standing in front of a wall with japanese writing on it; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men standing next to each other holding swords; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men sitting on the ground in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man with a shaved head wearing a kimono; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two geishas in traditional garb , one of which is wearing an elaborate hairdo; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man with a surprised look on his face; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man and a younger woman in traditional japanese garb; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A large group of people sitting in front of trees; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman dressed in traditional japanese garb; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man in a traditional japanese garb looking sad; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men standing in front of a hut in the woods; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men in traditional japanese garb holding swords; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men standing in front of each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man holding a baseball bat while standing next to a window; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A young woman sitting in front of another young man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man standing in front of a building in an old photo; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a group of men sitting on the ground; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A woman sitting on the ground in front of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman in traditional japanese garb; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old photo of a man with a sword in his mouth; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A woman sitting on the ground in front of another woman; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people dressed in traditional japanese garb; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a group of men in traditional japanese garb; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man with a shaved head wearing a kimono; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old photo of a man holding a sword in front of two other men; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men in traditional japanese garb; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a group of men in traditional garb; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a black kimono is looking at himself in a mirror; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old photo of a geisha holding a tea pot; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and two women are combing each other's hair; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman in traditional japanese garb; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man and a younger woman in traditional garb; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a group of people standing outside; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a robe is holding a stick; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black - and - white photo of a person sitting on a bench; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A person standing in front of a wall wearing a robe; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Black and white photograph of a man's face; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man holding a plant; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two geishas are sitting on the ground and one of them is kneeling down; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing next to each other on top of a fence; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man's head; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man standing in front of a crowd of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sanjuro” (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of people sitting in a garden; Extreme Wide shot, High angle