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Plot
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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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
Kamatari Fujiwara
Tazaemon
Ikio Sawamura
Hansuke
Atsushi Watanabe
The Cooper (Coffin-Maker)
Susumu Fujita
Homma, Instructor Who Skips Town
Kyū Sazanka
Ushitora
Kō Nishimura
Kuma
Takeshi Katō
Ronin Kobuhachi
Ichirō Nakatani
First Samurai
Sachio Sakai
First Foot Soldier
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Akira Tani
Kame
Themes and moodShowHide
This significant work explores the intricacies of human motivation against the backdrop of moral ambiguity and personal survival. The blend of sharp wit and action speaks to those who appreciate classic storytelling in cinema, particularly within the samurai genre. Its impact on the development of the thriller genre and the aesthetics of later films is unmistakable.
Themes
- •the ethics of a mercenary lifestyle
- •the chaos of rival power dynamics
- •manipulation as a survival tactic
- •the inevitability of violence in conflict
- •the duality of honor and dishonor
Mood
suspenseful
Era
golden age
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