Sanjuro

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Not nearly as awesome as Yojimbo, but still pretty sweet. Toshiro Mifune is up to his old tricks again, including the one where he kills a bunch of guys and then convinces their boss that someone else did it. This time he has a whole gang of incompetent samurai in tow, and it gives the cranky ronin an excuse to always have people around to insult.

This one feels a little lighter than the first one, and maybe a little more straightforward and uncomplicated. Just some light fun. But then it builds up to an unexpected emotional payoff that fleshes the movie out a little more, maybe deepens the themes a bit. Has me excited to see more Kurosawa.