Sanjuro

Released Year: 1962

Certificate: U

Runtime: 96 minutes

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 0

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Keiju Kobayashi, Yûnosuke Itô

No of Votes: 33044

Gross: N/A

Overview: A crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent.

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