Sanjuro (1962) Akira Kurosawa

Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa s tightly paced, beautifully composed In this companion piece and sequel 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.