Sanjuro
1962 Japanese jidaigeki film by Akira Kurosawa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the film. For the character, see Samurai cinema § Sanjuro/Ronin with no name.
Sanjuro (Japanese: 椿三十郎, Hepburn: Tsubaki Sanjūrō) is a 1962 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Akira Kurosawa and starring Toshiro Mifune. It is a sequel to Kurosawa's 1961 Yojimbo.[2]
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Kanji | 椿三十郎 | ||||
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Directed by | Akira Kurosawa | ||||
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Based on | Hibi Heian by Shugoro Yamamoto | ||||
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Music by | Masaru Sato[1] | ||||
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Distributed by | Toho | ||||
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Running time | 95 minutes[1] | ||||
Country | Japan | ||||
Language | Japanese | ||||
Box office | ¥450.1 million (Japan rentals) |
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Originally an adaptation of the Shūgorō Yamamoto novel Hibi Heian, the script was altered following the success of the previous year's Yojimbo to incorporate the lead character of that film.