| | Sanjuro DVD
| Category | Action DVDs, Foreign Films Movies, Adventure Videos, Anime/Japanimation, Japanese, Criterion Collection | | Starring | Toshiro Mifune, Akihiko Hirata, Takashi Shimura, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yuzo Kayama, Keiji Kobayashi, Masao Shimizu | | Director | Akira Kurosawa | | Composer | Masaru Sato | | Director of Photography | Takao Saito, Fukuzo Koizumi | | Editor | Akira Kurosawa | | Producer | Ryuzo Kikushima, Tomoyuki Tanaka | | Production Designer | Yoshiro Muraki | | Screenwriter | Akira Kurosawa |
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Akria Kurosawas tightly paced, beautifully composed Sanjuro. In this sly companion piece to Yojimbo, jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of young warriors weed out their clans evil influences, and in the process turns their image of a proper samurai on its ear. Less brazen in tone than its predecessor but equally entertaining, this classic characters return is a masterpiece in its own right. Criterion is proud to present this Kurosawa favorite in a new, anamorphic high-definition transfer. A first-rate Japanese adventure film about a group of naive, overly serious young warriors determined to take on their corrupt clan leaders with the assistance of a wise but grizzled samurai. The legendary Mifune (SEVEN SAMURAI) reprises his role as Sanjuro in this inventive and often hilarious sequel to Kurosawa's brilliant YOJIMBO. A sequel to YOJIMBO, SANJURO features Toshirô Mifune reprising his role as the title character, an uncouth wanderer with a quick sword. While napping in a deserted shrine, the cynical and unkempt warrior is awakened by a meeting of nine young samurai who seek to weed out corruption within their city. While the youths take their situation at face value, the sleepy Sanjuro interjects with wise insight, pointing out that the real corruption may be hidden. The temple is suddenly surrounded by men seeking to kill the nine samurai, but Sanjuro cleverly hides them and fiercely deters the entire band of attackers, led by Muroto (Tatsuya Nakadai). Now indebted to Sanjuro, the novice warriors proceed to follow the unlikely hero around like lost puppies in their attempts to defeat the corrupt local officials.
Akira Kurosawa's YOJIMBO was such a success that the director decided to make another film in the same comedic-adventure vein. Once again Mifune is in fine form, portraying Sanjuro as a gruff character who would rather laze about and drink sake than fight for justice. Constantly suspicious of the irreverent swordsman, his nine clean-cut followers slowly begin to look past his outward appearance and discover Sanjuro's deep, if unconventional, sense of honor. Featuring an excellent supporting cast and typically brilliant photography, the film is engaging from the bold opening scene to the tense, bloody final duel between Muroto and Sanjuro. The print used for the Home Vision Cinema VHS version is from the Janus collection.
Additional Cast: Reiko Dan (Koiso).
Shot in Tohoscope.
"Sanjuro" is the sequel to "Yojimbo" (1961). Sanjuro Reviews: "...There's no lack of stunningly choreographed action scenes....[With a] final, breathtaking showdown..."
-- Philip Kemp, Sight and Sound "...SANJURO exhibits all of Kurosawa's formal beauty while parodying the conventions of the Japanese action film..."
-- Jamie Graham, Total Film "The climactic duel shows the great Japanese director at his controlled, no-frills best."
-- Andrew Sumner, Uncut
This is the only Masao Shimizu video. Sanjuro | List Price | $39.95 (You save $11.30) | | Studio | Criterion Collection | | Orig Year | 1962 | | All Time Sales Rank |  73881  | | CD Universe Part number | 7330273 | | Catalog number | 1659 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jan 23, 2007 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Also Known As | Tsubaki Sanjuro | | Running Time | 96 Minutes | | Additional Info | Black & White; Subtitled | | Movie Details | B&W; Black & White; Subtitled |
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Sanjuro DVD Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
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Short Film - "Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create"
Audio Commentary: Stephen Prince
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