Sanjuro

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Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and sequel to "Yojimbo," jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of young warriors weed out their clan's evil influences, and in the process turns their image of a proper samurai on its ear.

100% Certified Fresh - Rotten Tomatoes

"Satirical Samurai action of the highest order." - Empire Magazine

"The charm of this fascinating Toho production, stylishly directed by Akira Kurosawa, is the personality of the hero, powerfully played by Toshiro Mifune." - Variety

Rating: PG

Runtime: 96 mins

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Actors: Toshiro Mifune

Session Times

Eastend Cinemas

Thu, Nov 21:

20:20

Sat, Nov 23:

13:00

Mon, Nov 25:

13:00

Wed, Nov 27:

13:00

Prospect Cinemas

No sessions running at Prospect this week

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