
Overview
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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Crew
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
WriterRyuzo Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa
Cast

Toshirō Mifune
Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai

Tatsuya Nakadai
Unosuke, gunfighter

Yōko Tsukasa
Nui

Isuzu Yamada
Orin

Daisuke Katō
Inokichi

Seizaburō Kawazu
Seibê - brothel operator

Takashi Shimura
Tokuemon, sake brewer

Hiroshi Tachikawa
Yoichiro

Yōsuke Natsuki
Kohei's Son

Eijirō Tōno
Gonji, Tavern Keeper

Kamatari Fujiwara
Tazaemon

Ikio Sawamura
Hansuke

Atsushi Watanabe
The Cooper (Coffin-Maker)

Susumu Fujita
Homma, Instructor Who Skips Town

Kyū Sazanka
Ushitora

Kō Nishimura
Kuma

Takeshi Katō
Ronin Kobuhachi

Ichirō Nakatani
First Samurai

Sachio Sakai
First Foot Soldier
Akira Tani
Kame
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Keywords
japansamuraiswordplaygamblingswordbodyguardblack and whitefightingfamilyintrigueroninjidaigekirevolveredo periodfeudal japan19th centurybusiness rivalrymiddlemanasian westerngrand
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026


