Every day, Watch This offers staff recommendations inspired by a new movie coming out that week. This week: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has us thinking about swordplay. Sanjuro (1962) In 1961, ...

A 1962 samurai film directed by Akira Kurosawa has earned a new spot among cinema’s greatest works, as Sanjuro continues to gain global recognition decades after its release. The black-and-white ...

The masterless samurai Sanjuro, who slyly manipulates two warring clans to his own advantage in a small, dusty village, was so entertainingly embodied by the brilliant Toshiro Mifune that it was only ...

One reason movie lovers the world over hold the filmmaker Akira Kurosawa in such high regard is that he instilled visceral excitement into Japanese cinema as no one had before him. Whether he was more ...

The masterless samurai Sanjuro, who slyly manipulates two warring clans to his own advantage in a small, dusty village, was so entertainingly embodied by the brilliant Toshiro Mifune that it was only ...

Wandering samurai Sanjuro agrees to help a band of nine inexperienced warriors expose the corruption and greed of Superintendant Muroto and the clan elders and delivers the abducted chamberlain, ...

Toshiro Mifune stars in director Akria Kurosawa's 'Sanjuro.' (Photo by The Times-Picayune archive) Akira Kurosawa's 1962 gem "Sanjuro" gets its turn in the spotlight this week as the New Orleans ...