Movie No. 95 (2013): SANJURO
Sanjuro (a.k.a. Tsubaki Sanjuro) (1962)
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Takashi Shimura
In Japanese, with English subtitles
Usually sequels suck. Sanjuro is a sequel to Yojimbo; it dioesn't suck. While it's not better that Yojimbo, and it's not as great as Kurosawa's great films, Sanjuro is still is a masterpiece of escapist cinema.
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Takashi Shimura
In Japanese, with English subtitles
Usually sequels suck. Sanjuro is a sequel to Yojimbo; it dioesn't suck. While it's not better that Yojimbo, and it's not as great as Kurosawa's great films, Sanjuro is still is a masterpiece of escapist cinema.
In my review of Yojimbo, I pointed out that the lead character, despite his commitment to justice, is not likable but the film is easy to love. It's the same case as in Sanjuro. This time, Tsubaki Sanjuro helps rescue a chamberlain kidnapped by corrupt officials.
The camera works of Sanjuro are as good as those of Yojimbo's.
Watching Sanjuro is really fun.
Rating: 4.0/4.0
Date seen: April 20, 2013
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