| RATING: | 60% |
| FORMAT: | DVD |
[Tsubaki Sanjûrô;
Sanjuro]
Comic sequel to Kurosawa’s previous Yojimbo. The clownish thirty year old ronin (Toshiro Mifune) returns to teach neophyte swordsmen how to use their heads as well as their weapons – with lethal expertise.
Well bred court ladies insisting on genteel manners – no matter the danger – is funny, as is the captured enemy warrior finding his loyalty shifting towards his captors, despite himself.
This movie attacks social conformity since most of the characters wish to do as they please yet insist on a strong man to lead them. This leads them to simplistically judge by appearances and fall into rather obvious military traps out of sheer political naivety.
Ultimately, everything about this film is simple and straightforward – as if the director wanted to get this sequel over with as quickly as possible. A fun film that lacks depth.
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