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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Akira Kurosawa |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 07 May, 1963 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Criterion Collection |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Black & White, Widescreen, Dolby |
| TYPE: | Foreign Film - Japanese |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 037429141526 |
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Customer Reviews of Sanjuro - Criterion Collection
Kurosawa's comedic samurai classic This sequel to Yojimbo, follows Sanjuro to a new town, with its own problems, and who other than him to solve them. The wise and witty Sanjuro over hears nine ignorant samurai discussing how the leader of their clan has been kidnaped by traitors, who wish to take control over it. Sanjuro steps in and immediately points out where their suspicions are wrong, and begins his plan to save the clan. The problem is these nine samurai aren't too bright, they are young and foolish, and ruin a lot of Sanjuro's plans, to great comedic effect. Women he saves complain about how he saves them. Time after time Sanjuro gets put into seemingly inescapable situations, and uses his mind to escape. But in the end, can this one brilliant mind, save a town of dumb minds?
This film is very humorous, as Sanjuro being an out of place Samurai in a town that depends on him, yet continuously ruin his chances to help them. Toshiro Mifune as always displays his niche for acting, and plays this role greatly. And the master himself Kurosawa hit the nail on the head, placing the camera in all the right places, and editing the shots to perfection. The dialog is humorous and ironic. The young samurai so ill equipped to be samurai, contrasted with Sanjuro's mastery, creates a fun film that is laid back, proving Kurosawa can make both thematic explorations of life and truth, but also comedic action entertainment. There are a lot of sword fights here, especially one versus many, that will satisfy action fans. While I'd recommend Yojimbo over this, this one still is too good to pass up, highly recommended. 5 stars.
"A good sword is best kept sheathed."
I've never been fond of sequels, and when I found out Akira Kurosawa, a film maker I respect and admire more than any other, had done a sequel to his classic "Yojimbo," I had to wonder just how it was. I saw it and needless to say I was very impressed. This is with out a doubt probably one of the best sequels I've ever seen.
Sequels are commonly one of two things: 1) a rehash of the first movie, or 2) a continuation of a story that should have ended with the first film. "Sanjuro" is none of the two - instead, its just another adventure for our ronin friend Sanjuro in his quest for money. This time he finds himself accidentally nearby where some clueless samurai retainers are trying to figure out who in their clan is plotting to take over while their lord is away. Sanjuro steps in to help them out (almost out of aggravation at just how incompetant his new acquaintances are). He guesses correctly that it is the Super-Intendant and not the Chamberlain (as originally guessed) who is the traitor, and the story continues from there.
"Sanjuro" has all the right doses, and even more, of what you got in "Yojimbo." There are more fight scenes - or perhaps I should say there are more chances for Toshiro Mifune to slash through a crowd of hapless enemies. There are also more chances for our hero to figure out traps and plan ways out of sticky situations. With out a doubt, I think Sanjuro ranks as one of the most clever heroes I've ever seen on film, and you just get a joy at his wit and quick-thinking (I especially like how he got the villains to throw petals into the stream).
I would suggest any one who loved "Yojimbo" to give this film a good chance. It's just as enjoyable as its predecessor, and hey - if it has the name Akira Kurosawa on it, it can't be the least bit bad.
One of Kurosawa's best samurai films
In my own opinion, I find Sanjuro to be one of my favorite films by the Kurosawa. Unlike Yojimbo, which mainly showed the violent side of humans, Sanjuro shows a much deeper meaning. A woman in the film comments that he should not use too much violence. At first, he ignores her and thinks that she's completely stupid. In the end, he ends up killing a man in order to save his own life. He understands that "Good swords are kept in their sheaths." Another translation of this would be that violence is bad. This is a continuing theme for Kurosawa, especially in his samurai period movies. I highly recommend it.