A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk merchant Tazaemon and sake merchant Tokuemon to hire him as a personal bodyguard, then artfully sets in motion a full-scale gang war between the two ambitious and unscrupulous men.
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Release Date: April 25, 1961
Release Year: 1961
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Runtime: 110 minutes
Rating: 8.1/10
Writer: Akira Kurosawa, Ryuzo Kikushima
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast
Toshirō Mifune (Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai)
Tatsuya Nakadai (Unosuke, gunfighter)
Yōko Tsukasa (Nui)
Isuzu Yamada (Orin)
Daisuke Katō (Inokichi)
Seizaburō Kawazu (Seibê – brothel operator)
Takashi Shimura (Tokuemon, sake brewer)
Hiroshi Tachikawa (Yoichiro)
Yōsuke Natsuki (Kohei’s Son)
Eijirō Tōno (Gonji, Tavern Keeper)
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