Janus Films (1961)

Action | Drama | Thriller
Japan | Japanese | Black & White | 01:50
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk merchant Tazaemon and sake merchant Tokuemon to hire him as a personal bodyguard, then artfully sets in motion a full-scale gang war between the two ambitious and unscrupulous men.
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Toshirô Mifune | Sanjuro Kuwabatake |
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Tatsuya Nakadai | Unosuke - Gunfighter |
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Yoko Tsukasa | Nui |
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Isuzu Yamada | Orin |
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Daisuke Katô | Inokichi - Ushitora's Rotund Brother |
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Seizaburo Kawazu | Seibê - Brothel Operator |
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Takashi Shimura | Tokuemon - Sake Brewer |
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Hiroshi Tachikawa | Yoichiro |
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Yosuke Natsuki | Kohei's Son |
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Eijiro Tono | Gonji - Tavern Keeper |
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Kamatari Fujiwara | Tazaemon |
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Ikio Sawamura | Hansuke |
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Atsushi Watanabe | The Cooper - Coffin-Maker |
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Susumu Fujita | Homma - Instructor Who Skips Town |
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Kyu Sazanka | Ushitora |
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Ko Nishimura | Kuma |
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Takeshi Kato | Ronin Kobuhachi |
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Ichirô Nakatani | First Samurai |
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Sachio Sakai | First Foot Soldier |
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Akira Tani | Kame |
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Tsunagorô Rashômon | Kannuki the Giant |
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Yoshio Tsuchiya | Kohei |
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Gen Shimizu | Magotaro |
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Yutaka Sada | Matsukichi |
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Shin Otomo | Kumosuke |
Director | Akira Kurosawa |
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Writer | Akira Kurosawa, Ryuzo Kikushima | |
Producer | Ryuzo Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa, Tomoyuki Tanaka | |
Musician | Masaru Satô | |
Photography | Kazuo Miyagawa |
Nr Discs | 1 |
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Layers | Single side, Single layer |
Purchased | On Jul 04, 2025 |
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Watched | |
Quantity | 1 |
Index | 4248 |
Added Date | Jul 04, 2025 12:04:21 |
Modified Date | Jul 04, 2025 12:04:22 |