Rating of
3.5/4
Sanjuro review
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 06/08/13
An actionpacked slightly funny film that revolves around samurai's, ronin (Mifune) and the Superintendent's henchman Muroto Hanbei (Tatsuya Nakadai). The ronin rescues two women and states that he is Tsubaki Sanjūrō. The screenplay never falters coming from the director with lines: "People aren't what they seem. Be careful." "Killing people is a bad habit." "Desperate men will try anything." "Stupidity is dangerous." "People change." "One sided judgement isn't fair." Soundtrack and cinematography were brilliant. A few qualms this reviewer has were the lack of character development with the 9 samurai's and a clear-cut antagonist. Mifune never disappoints since he has worked with the legendary directo countless times. The conclusion was perfect and provocative which felt like a western because of its method. Overall, Sanjuro no only displays humor, action and drama, but also topics such as corruption, violence, and integrity,
