With the massive success of Yojimbo, the screenplay adaptation of “Peaceful Days” was reworked to be Sanjuro, the continuing adventures of Toshiro Mifune’s wandering ronin. I found this part of the plot to be tricky to follow, and I was definitely referring back to the wiki plot explanation often to make sure I was keeping up with what was going on. The transfer is presented in 1080p/24hz. Their adventure opens with immediate comedic results. bloodlessness), but today you have blood filled squibs popping off everywhere Sanjuro being the name of the character (obviously a pseudonym), he is a ronin that gets sucked in to a local coup. He asks if the uncle is ugly and when told the response is yes, quickly surmises that the young samurai have been lured into a trap and the Superintendent is the corrupt force. Not bad for essentially a lark in between major productions. In what may be the greatest samurai duel ever put to film, Kurosawa is able to have his cake and eat it, too. Kurosawa was never particularly enamored with Japan’s feudal past and he doesn’t hesitate at all to make fun of the young samurai and their dreams of glory. Join. All that death is caused by a lack of trust. card. Kurosawa almost always had a contemporary film lined up among his period films and he and Mifune would return to a crime thriller like their earliest outings. Again, the Superintendent and Hanbei Muroto are ahead of them as they arrive at the Chamberlain’s house in time to discover that the Superintendent’s troops are already there. The ruse is, of course, discovered after the guards leave, but trickery rules the day as Sanjuro convinces the Superintendent and Kurofuji to dump a bunch of camellia flowers of a certain color into the stream as the signal to call off the raid. Again it’s a reprise of Yojimbo, but a thrilling reprise nonetheless, as Sanjuro slaughters the guards in a tour de force action sequence. What’s even better is that while Sanjuro isn’t likely to be called one of Kurosawa’s major works, it’s still an accomplished, highly entertaining film with a clear message. Posts. A duel that Sanjuro thinks is foolish and unnecessary, but which Muroto insists on since Sanjuro abused his trust. reflection of the Samurai. Yojimbo is the original "A Fist Full of Dollars". Product Identifiers After trying and Most particularly, she sees right through Sanjuro’s character judging him to be like an exposed sword that cuts everything in his way (even when it isn’t necessary), while the best swords remain in their sheathes. And, in a burst of action, Sanjuro kills two of the guards, while the remaining samurai capture one for questioning, and have spirited the women to the local barn. With a few words, Sanjuro gets to the truth of the matter. 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Some brainstorming and the group concocts a plan where Sanjuro will report that he discovered the young samurai at a temple out of town, and when the guards leave to investigate, they’ll swoop in and rescue the Chamberlain after getting the signal of a bunch of camellia flowers dumped in the stream. Subsequent directors around the world based Much of it is a long take with a carefully composed composition as we … The Superintendent even goes so far as to suggest Iiro should gather all his followers immediately, which brings us to present time and efficiently dispenses with most of the necessary exposition. Communities. across Muroto’s chest, creating a shocking fountain of blood as the young man Sanjuro’s plan, essentially a reprise of Yojimbo, spurs a fierce argument among the samurai. Sanjuro is quick, but the Superintendent is wasting no time either and a glance out the window concludes that all escape routes have been blocked. To an extent, anyways. Visit. Samurai movies show a distinct Western influence. An ironic end to a film that often that celebrates Sanjuro’s skill with the sword. Muroto sets up a trap which the young samurai are eager to rush into, but which Sanjuro keeps them out of. It would turn out to be another triumph, featuring one of Mifune’s best performances, and turn out to be one of Kurosawa’s most accessible films. A naked sword. Kurosawa isn’t really known for his broad humor, but here he goes all in with Mifune playing the part to the hilt. A duel that Sanjuro thinks is foolish and unnecessary, but which Muroto insists on since Sanjuro abused his trust. Muroto welcomes Sanjuro with open arms. When Sanjûrô has to kill about a dozen of Kikui's men and then smacks three of the young samurai for forcing him to kill so many, Toshirô Mifune slapped the three young actors for real. It turns out that he was sleeping in the back room of the temple and overheard their discussion. Which isn’t to say that Sanjuro is a tragedy. Kurosawa had used one version of the “wise fool” in Seven Samurai and here he presents another version. Sanjuro just happens to overhear them talking about the situation, and decides to help them out. The other young samurai aren’t really given much characterization other than the hothead of the group. If Sanjuro was merely a fun romp, Kurosawa could have ended the movie right there, but even the lightest Kurosawa movies have some message attached. By all accounts the shoot was one of Kurosawa’s shortest and most fun. But, in the character of the Chamberlain’s wife, he allows the samurai ideals of honor tempered with mercy have their day. straight line from this shot to such diverse modern masterworks as Harryhousen’s. Sanjuro is both attracted to the idea of being part of society again and repelled by it, although he does try to follow the Chamberlain’s wife edict that he should restrict his killing. In a bit of a repeat of Yojimbo, Sanjuro has hidden the young samurai under the floor boards of the temple. Sanjuro may not be a masterpiece, but it’s only really because Yojimbo got there first. Masterless Which draws the attention of the leader in the field Hanbei Muroto (Tatsuya Nakadai),  Sanjuro’s opposite number and chief opponent in a battle of wits. Ironically, Kurosawa’s He didn't stay in his sheath. Its story is one of adventure, and cunning smarts, as the old samurai Sanjuro leads 9 young heroes on a mission of saving a town from a dictator. in every action or horror film with nowhere near the same effect. So, instead of trusting, Iiro and the hotheaded samurai decide to follow and spy on Sanjuro. Sanjuro is generally a romp, and more often than not the Chamberlain’s wife is an object of humor, but unlike Yojimbo, there is a good side to this conflict and Kurosawa allows that side to express its ideals and even temper Sanjuro’s cynicism. The pairing of Kurosawa and Mifune was still strong as Kurosawa was preparing his next film. the two square off for a fight to the death. Someone that could have been his friend and ally in different circumstances. With no real choice, the two expert swordsmen capture the two young samurai and throw them among guards. The blood is shocking first of all because it’s there at And the exaggerated final duel (that blood fountain) is a great satire on the unrealistic portrayal of duels in samurai films, while also being incredibly cool in its own right (samurai films are popular for a reason). Much of it is a long take with a carefully composed composition as we wait for the two samurai to spring into action. confronts the Samurai at a dusty crossroads as he is trying to leave town. And the ronin wastes no time in letting his displeasure be known even as the most cursory of searches is performed. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. In the final scene of the film, the young henchman Muroto What follows are a series of feints and where Sanjuro starts to run out of fresh ideas. It helps that Nakadai is playing a completely different character in looks and attitude. The Hidden Fortress (隠し砦の三悪人, Kakushi toride no san akunin, literally, "The Three Villains of the Hidden Fortress") is a 1958 jidaigeki adventure film directed by Akira Kurosawa.It narrates the story of two peasants who agree to escort a man and a woman across enemy lines in return for gold without knowing that he is a general and the woman is a princess. Throughout the story, Sanjuro poses as a bad ronin who is after making a quick score. failing to convince the younger man to change his mind, the Samurai agrees and What can go wrong with that plan? In the final scene of the film, the young henchman Muroto confronts the Samurai at a dusty crossroads as he is trying to leave town. As seen in the film, the slaps both surprised the actors and knocked them backwards. These events are necessary and fun, but they don’t really move the plot forward. Like with Yojimbo my basis for comparison is again with Criterion’s original non-anamorphic DVD from 1999. Kurosawa doesn’t let the ideas bog down the story, as there’s still an escape to be made with the two ladies, with Sanjuro offering himself as a footstool for the older lady. Which forces Sanjuro to act, against his efforts not to kill people wantonly, to free the two samurai when Muroto leaves to get additional guards due to the importance of their two prisoners. After trying and failing to convince the younger man to change his mind, the Samurai … Directed by Akira Kurosawa. (and it still works, especially after viewing the entire film in all its For this reason, Sanjuro is a more straightforward action-adventure than its cunning predecessor, yet this accessible sequel is equally entertaining every step of the way. Did you every watch the duel at the end of Sanjuro in slow motion? But, Sanjuro has already picked sides. Kurusawa stages the entire sequence as one long shot, with Kurosawa, ultimately took over the job of directing the film, which he never intended during development of the script, while preproduction work was underway on High and Low. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! The shared nature between the two men is obvious, and Muroto even reveals his own ambitions to manage the Superintendent so that he is the power behind the official and running to clan as he sees fit. Throughout the film he repeatedly spars with his opposite number, a Sanjuro is an amazing piece of cinematography. Even their prisoner, in a great bit of comic relief, almost becomes part of their group under the influence of the Chamberlain’s wife. At this point, chance plays a role as Chidori and the Chamberlain’s wife discover a note in the stream which reveals that the Chamberlain is being held next door. If this whole setup looks like a high noon scene from a card classic compact. The two men stare at each other for a long moment, appearing He was exactly like me. Yojimbo (1961) vs Sanjuro (1962): Film Review Posted on June 3, 2011 by carolineguerin The cinematic impact of Akira Kurosawa ‘s Yojimbo can be seen most clearly in westerns such as Sergio Leone’s Dollars trilogy, where a nameless lone fighter comes to a lawless town and sets warring factions against each other. r/loltyler1. The lead samurai, Iiro Izaka (Yozo Kayama), breathlessly reports on how his goal of reporting corruption in the clan was apparently hushed up by his uncle Mutsuta (Yunosuke Ito), the Chamberlain of the clan. To an audience in 1962 that blood fountain was shocking and novel Muroto recognizes a man of Sanjuro’s skill and can relate to him on a level that the idealistic samurai cannot. In the original film, a rōnin arrives in a small town trapped between competing crime lords. He is constantly depicted as separate from the group, dirty and constantly scratching, as contrasted to carefully coiffed and clean samurai. Realizing that the Superintendent will act swiftly, they’re all immediately off to spirit the Chamberlain away. The uncle took their evidence and told them to go home and mind their own business, essentially. Featuring an excellent supporting cast and typically brilliant photography, the film is engaging from the bold opening scene to the tense, bloody final duel between Muroto and Sanjuro. Sanjuro. And Muroto offers Sanjuro a place by his side. good thing. When Sanjuro, walking into town, announces, “I want 3 coffins”, my friend immediately realized he was watching the Japanese version of A Fistful of Dollars. falls. thoughtful art, more in harmony than in 1962’s. Toshiro Mifune is playing the role Clint Eastwood played. The opening cine has you hooked, as Sanjuro single-handedly beats up about 15 men with his sword’s sheath. There is a good point to be made here about too much of a Showing all 28 items Jump to: Photos (10) Quotes (18) Photos . And it’s left to Sanjuro to take charge, which will define the remainder of the movie as he uses his head to get out of the tight spot. A friend, while in college, went to a showing of Yojimbo. Katanas instead of guns, but basically the same. Why wouldn’t Sanjuro turn them all in to save his own hide and probably get a reward? couldn’t have known that he was sending us down a road that ended in mass desensitization the gaggle of young samurai watching in the background framed between the two At least that’s the impression based on the setup. The film opens, somewhat surprisingly, without Sanjuro (Toshiro Mifune) wandering into town. That conflict all comes boiling to the surface when Sanjuro announces to the group that he’s going to “accept” Hanbei Muroto’s job offer and spy on what the Superintendent is up to. The famous final scene of his duel with Hanbei, the henchman of the corrupt superintendent, is poignant. His constant coming out of and retreating into the little closet the group has him “imprisoned” in is one of the great comic relief gags of Kurosawa’s career. The Chamberlain cuts them a little slack by telling a joke about his looks, but the lesson is communicated. With and disgraced, Muroto challenges the Samurai to a duel. Except for the fact that they both spot the young samurai spying on them. In 1962, Akira Kurosawa was at the top of his game. directors in Italy, due in no small part to the ending of this shot. Or almost pure, as Sanjuro decides to take some responsibility for these young fools who might get themselves killed out of their own idealism. In an irony, that’s the very same place that the superintendent is holding the chamberlain, with a wall, a little stream, and flowering camellia trees separating and connecting the two sides. after that it wasn’t possible to release a Samurai movie without fountains of Featuring an excellent supporting cast and typically brilliant photography, the film is engaging from the bold opening scene to the tense, bloody final duel between Muroto and Sanjuro. Before departing for the road again, Sanjuro acknowledges that indeed the best swords remain sheathed and instructs the young samurai to remember that. Muroto is so trusting that he’s ready to reveal all to Sanjuro. He is so convincing that Hanbei (Tatsuya Nakadai) swallows his line and becomes the unwitting accomplice of … Already the film establishes a “how are they going to get out of this one” sense of adventure. That embarrassment saves Sanjuro’s cover, but a failure that spectacular can’t be ignored as Sanjuro’s plan to infiltrate the Superintendent’s group comes to a premature and futile end which accomplished nothing but the unnecessary deaths of some guards. Feel free to insert your own Human Centipede joke here, who knows, Sanjuro might actually have been an inspiration considering there’s a Japanese part in Tom Six’s film. A lot can go wrong actually. Hanbei Muroto is one step ahead of Sanjuro and the young samurai and they can’t even run a public relations campaign. classics like, Nowhere were these dueling goals, crowd pleasing and And when the time comes for the final duel with the bad guys’ head swordsman, Hanbei, it’s just one move-one cut, again like Kyuzo’s duel in “Seven Samurai”. This Criterion Collection contains Akira Kurosawa’s 1961 film, “Yojimbo,” & its 1962 sequel, “Sanjuro,” both of which star Toshiro Mifune in the lead role as Kuwabatake Sanjuro. It doesn’t take long but the Superintendent’s men arrive and find a grumpy ronin, upset that his sleep has been disturbed, instead of a bunch of rebellious samurai. Ten samurai is clearly an unwieldy number. He’s clearly the leader and the story is going to revolve around him. Kurosawa had wanted to make a film based on Shuguro Yamamoto’s story “Peaceful Days” before he made Yojimbo. Sanjuro compares all of them creeping around to a centipede. Instead, we’re introduced to a gathering of young samurai in a temple. Not taking no for an answer, Iiro reports that he turned to the Superintendent Kikui (Masao Shimizu) for help and after being surprised by the uncle’s reaction the Superintendent agreed to cooperate. with the violence and killing he is forced to engage in purely due to the Muroto’s first act, after sending his troops elsewhere, is to offer Sanjuro a job. Masterless and disgraced, Muroto challenges the Samurai to a duel. The Criterion Collection is a continuing series of important classic and contemporary films on home video. But, if the plot isn’t rushing forward, Kurosawa makes sure to stress that Sanjuro is very much an outsider. The samurai race off and find Sanjuro and Hanbei about to duel. But, rather, it’s a film that acknowledges that there’s really no place in society for someone like our favorite ronin. Chat with us here: https://discord.gg/ZSbP4ZC. It’s easy to imagine the continuing adventures of Toshiro Mifune in the role, but it would turn out to be the last pairing of Kurosawa and Mifune in a samurai adventure film. 97.2k members. Featuring an excellent supporting cast and typically brilliant photography, the film is engaging from the bold opening scene to the tense, bloody final duel between Muroto and Sanjuro. A foolish view, which is quickly pointed out as Sanjuro (Toshiro Mifune) intrudes on the scene. Tatsuya Nakadai was Mifune’s chief nemesis in Yojimbo, and obviously Kurosawa wanted to repeat that success. their swords. Although she’s played for comedy, she’s just as naïve as the young samurai and totally unused to any physical exertion, she also embodies feudal nobility and ideals in a very real way. Product Identifiers Kurosawa Audiences agreed as Sanjuro was yet another hit. I’ll have to warn the potential viewers about the bloody final duel which occurs between Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai, who just like in Yojimbo reprises the role of the main villain (this time much less flamboyant and without a firearm). We regard the Chamberlain’s wife as soft and foolish, while her judgments and pronouncements prove to be spot on and right, again and again. You can draw a r/criterion. Up to this point, That blood fountain became iconic almost immediately, and Hanbei draws his sword, but the faster Sanjuro kills him. Sanjuro´s interactions with the young naive samurai are hilarious and I also enjoy how sound effects are used for comedic effect. The young samurai misjudge Sanjuro based on his appearance and mannerisms, and Kurosawa subverts the audience’s own judgment in the same way. Posted on Jun 10, 2013 by Robert Reineke | 0 comments. to violence, he just knew that he had made an awesome effect, and he was right. Comment by John Hocking - December 30, 2020 7:18 pm. Sanjuro is the sequel. through trickery and deception rather than skill with a blade. In this film, almost all the samurai apart from Sanjuro himself and Muroto are either bureaucrats or warriors in name only; in the scene where Sanjuro kills the guards to free his four captured comrades, almost none of them put up a decent fight, with the guards being … relaxed except for the intensity in their eyes, until suddenly they both draw And, for once, Sanjuro has no response. brilliant young henchman of the Superintendent who is in many ways a dark And, this time, Kurosawa comes up with a really great visual for selling Sanjuro’s story by leaving him to be discovered in a genuinely embarrassing condition. A thanks was planned for Sanjuro as well, but he’s nowhere to be seen, which is something of a relief to the Chamberlain even as the young samurai rush out to find Sanjuro. The action is sudden, and violent with an impressive gush of blood as Muroto is dispatched, with a quick montage of reaction shots from all the spectators. Moruto is no sadist, but a pragmatic leader in his own right who recognizes a kindred spirit in Sanjuro. It’s at this point that Sanjuro meets his moral opposite in the Chamberlain’s wife. But, it’s clear that they’re all a bunch of idealists that believe wholeheartedly in making a difference and have a romantic view of the samurai life. Kurosawa frames the scene with Iiro in the center of the frame. Along the way the Samurai becomes more and more disillusioned With Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Keiju Kobayashi, Yûnosuke Itô. They want to thank Sanjuro, but he doesn’t want their thanks, rather a few coins so that he can feed himself. Along with their release of Yojimbo Criterion presents Akira Kurosawa’s sequel Sanjuro in the aspect ratio of 2.35:1 on this dual-layer Blu-ray disc. It seems like a perfect plan, except that the description of the temple is off which puts Sanjuro in jeopardy as soon as he steps through the gates. Featuring an excellent supporting cast and typically brilliant photography, the film is engaging from the bold opening scene to the tense, bloody final duel between Muroto and Sanjuro. 78 of 78 found this interesting The final duel sums up Kurosawa’s visual style and strategy succinctly. Again it’s a contrast between the idealized world of these young samurai and Sanjuro’s pure pragmatism. Picture 8/10. Topic on Reddit. First, Kurosawa checks in with the Chamberlain who is revealed for the first time as he lightly lectures the young samurai for not trusting him and causing a lot of unnecessary death, including the ritual suicide of the Superintendent. If it is, it’s the most enjoyable tragedy ever filmed. A crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent. Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress. all. their entire careers around creating gorier and gorier effects. Since they have no way of knowing where the Chamberlain is, Sanjuro takes charge sending many of the samurai off to spy on the houses of the Superintendent and his confederates while he plots the rescue of the Chamberlain’s wife (Takakao Irie) and Iiro’s love interest, Chidori (Reiko Dan). It’s a connection that Sanjuro might take advantage of in a different time. The idea of flowers floating down a stream being a climax is a particularly Eastern and beautiful image which leads to a rousing, and surprisingly bloodless, ending of the Superintendent’s plot. Quotes ... Sanjûrô Tsubaki : [before their final duel] Must we fight? Continuing a playful mood, Kurosawa has the samurai hole up right next to the superintendent’s chief ally Kurofuji (Takashi Shimura), with the belief that the last place that their enemies will look is right under their own nose. stupidity and thoughtlessness of others. fake blood spraying everywhere. The duel brings no joy to Sanjuro who acknowledges that he cut down someone just like himself. Sanjuro (1962) Toshirô Mifune: Sanjûrô Tsubaki, The Samurai. And it doesn’t take long for the samurai to find Sanjuro on the road out of town as he and Muroto prepare to square off in a duel. Rather than the prolonged sword battle typical of the genre, the final duel plays out like a Western gun fight (in the style popularised by Sergio Leone later in the decade): a long, staring, near-motionless build, then a moment of cathartic violence, then a pause to allow what just happened to sink in. Sanjuro may never get cut down out of foolish pride, but he’s clearly going to continue to wander in the wilderness. 90.5k members. Even against his better judgment, he lets the prisoner they captured live at her insistence. The Samurai is just a bit faster, of course, and he slashes The final duel sums up Kurosawa’s visual style and strategy succinctly. In the end the Samurai defeats the young henchman men, who are standing conspiratorially close as they discuss the duel. Samurai movies would go on to inspire a generation of Spaghetti Western Western that is no accident, Kurosawa was a big John Ford fan, and all of his Sanjuro is reluctant to fight and tries to dissuade Hanbei, but Hanbei is furious at his loss of dignity and declares he can only find ease by killing Sanjuro. , crowd pleasing and thoughtful art, more in harmony than in 1962 ’ s visual and... Men with his sword ’ s skill and can relate to him on a level the... 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