Sanjuro
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Saturday, Aug 30, 2025
3 p.m.
| General admission | $11.50 |
| Seniors, Students, and DIA Members | $9.50 |
+$1.50 online convenience fee
Japan/1962 — directed by Akira Kurosawa | 95 min.
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Akira Kurosawa's tightly paced and elegantly designed Sanjuro. A sly companion piece to Yojimbo, the film in which Mifune’s jaded samurai character first appeared, Sanjurofollows the wily swordsman as he helps a group of idealistic young warriors weed out the corrupt influences within their clan.
In doing so, he turns their hopelessly conservative notion of a "proper" samurai on its ear. This classic character's return delivers a delightful, action-packed adventure that stands confidently on its own. New widescreen restoration!
"Kurosawa’s funniest film, though the tone switches to a magnificent vehemence in the heart-stopping finale." —Time Out (UK)
Japan/1962 — directed by Akira Kurosawa | 95 min.
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Akira Kurosawa's tightly paced and elegantly designed Sanjuro. A sly companion piece to Yojimbo, the film in which Mifune’s jaded samurai character first appeared, Sanjurofollows the wily swordsman as he helps a group of idealistic young warriors weed out the corrupt influences within their clan.
In doing so, he turns their hopelessly conservative notion of a "proper" samurai on its ear. This classic character's return delivers a delightful, action-packed adventure that stands confidently on its own. New widescreen restoration!
"Kurosawa’s funniest film, though the tone switches to a magnificent vehemence in the heart-stopping finale." —Time Out (UK)