Sanjuro Movie (1962): Where to watch and stream online

Q: Where can I stream Sanjuro?

You can stream Sanjuro on: The Criterion Channel and Apple TV Store

Sanjuro

1962, Movie, 1h 36min

Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Akira Kurosawa’s tightly paced, beautifully composed SANJURO. In this sly companion piece to YOJIMBO, jaded samurai SANJURO helps an idealistic group of young warriors weed out their clan’s evil influences, and in the process turns their image of a “proper” samurai on its ear. Less brazen in tone than its predecessor but equally entertaining, this classic character’s return is a masterpiece in its own right.

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Reviews

Critic David Parkinson

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...splendid samurai satire...

Read full review at Empire

Critic Rob Mackie

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Mifune's slob is deceptive, and the film builds slowly to a shattering ending.

Read full review at The Guardian

Michael Thomsen

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Ikke så god som Yojimbo/Livvagten, lidt sløv 2'er. Men hey - det er Toshiro Mifune. Han er sej!

4 years ago

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Sanjuro, a cunning and skilled ronin, helps a group of idealistic young samurai expose corruption within their clan and rescue their kidnapped leader, Chamberlain Mutsuta, and his family. Sanjuro's unorthodox methods and razor-sharp wit prove invaluable in outsmarting the corrupt officials and their henchmen, leading to a thrilling and entertaining showdown.

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You can stream Sanjuro on: The Criterion Channel Apple TV Store