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Sanjuro · Two Films by Akira Kurosawa

BFI

Released 2025 · United Kingdom

An alternate release of

Sanjuro cover

Sanjuro (1962)

Best release

Criterion Collection · Two Samurai Films by Akira Kurosawa America · 4-19

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Genre

Drama, Action, Comedy

Box Office

$46,808

Cast

Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Keiju Kobayashi, Yūzō Kayama

Runtime

1 hour and 36 minutes (96 minutes)

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What's in the box

Packaging
Keepcase
In the box
*The original 3.0 Pespecta Sound track is encoded as 5.1
with the rear tracks and the LFE channel being silent First pressing includes an illustrated booklet with new writing on both films by Hayley Scanlon
writing on both films by Akira Kurosawa
originally published in 1964
original reviews and credits.
Discs
2 discs — DISC ONE | DISC TWO
Video
2.35:1 · Dolby Vision + HDR10
Audio
other other
Subtitles
other

Special features

DISC ONE "Yojimbo" (Blu-ray 4K)

DISC TWO "Sanjuro" (Blu-ray 4K)

  • The Film
  • Audio commentary with Japanese-Australian filmmaker Kenta McGrath (2025)
  • Out of the Dust and into the Koi Pond (2025 visual essay by Nic Wassell) (17:30)
  • Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create - Sanjuro (2002 documentary) (34:45)
  • Introduction to Sanjuro by filmmaker Alex Cox (2003) (5:13)
  • Alex Cox on Akira Kurosawa (2003 interview) (9:11)
  • + 2 more
    Image Gallery (3:12)
    Original Japanese Theatrical Trailer (2:31)

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