Sanjuro (1962)
Directed by Akira
Kurosawa this adaptation of the story “Peaceful Days” stars
Toshiro Mifune. A travelling samurai gets caught up in helping a
group of bumbling young samurai stop a corrupt superintendent.
This film functions as
a sort of sequel to the highly popular Yojimbo (1961) and has a
somewhat similar tone with comedic moments sprinkled through out the
film. There are some impressively shot sequences, those with the
flowers and the final sword fight whose gory conclusion sits in stark
contrast to the bloodless violence seen previously. The anti
violence/killing themes that are put forward through out the film
help add a little depth to the plot of the film making this well
worth watching.
4/5
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