Sanjuro: cast and crew

• Akira Kurosawa † 1998 53 at release Also in Seven Samurai (1954)

Actors

4

Crew

1

Youngest at release

26 yearsYûzô Kayama

Eldest at release

58 yearsTakasi Shimura

• Toshirô Mifune † 1997 Sanjûrô Tsubaki 43 at release Also in Seven Samurai (1954)
• Yûzô Kayama Iori Izaka 26 at release Also in Red Beard (1965)
• Takasi Shimura † 1982 Kurofuji 58 at release Also in Seven Samurai (1954)
• Yoshio Tsuchiya † 2017 Samurai 35 at release Also in Seven Samurai (1954)

The whole cast 4

1. Toshirô Mifune Sanjûrô Tsubaki
2. Yûzô Kayama Iori Izaka
3. Takasi Shimura Kurofuji
4. Yoshio Tsuchiya Samurai

Who plays Sanjûrô Tsubaki in Sanjuro?

Toshirô Mifune plays Sanjûrô Tsubaki.

Who plays Iori Izaka in Sanjuro?

Yûzô Kayama plays Iori Izaka.

Who plays Kurofuji in Sanjuro?

Takasi Shimura plays Kurofuji.

Who plays Samurai in Sanjuro?

Yoshio Tsuchiya plays Samurai.

Who directed Sanjuro?

Akira Kurosawa.

Who wrote Sanjuro?

Akira Kurosawa.

How many actors are in Sanjuro?

4 actors are credited, and 1 person in the crew.

• Akira Kurosawa has also directed Takasi Shimura in 13 films: Red Beard (1965), High and low (1963), Yojimbo (1961) and 10 more.

• Akira Kurosawa has also directed Toshirô Mifune in 11 films: Red Beard (1965), High and low (1963), Yojimbo (1961) and 8 more.

• Toshirô Mifune and Takasi Shimura have worked together on 14 other films: Samurai Banners (1969), Red Beard (1965), High and low (1963) and 11 more.

• Yûzô Kayama and Yoshio Tsuchiya have worked together on 2 other films: Red Beard (1965) and Chushingura (1962).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Toshirô Mifune (22), Takasi Shimura (20) and Akira Kurosawa (19).

• The cast’s average age at release is 41 (of the 4 actors whose birth date we know).