Sanjuro Kuwabatake (Toshirô Mifune) is a wandering ronin who arrives in a town ruined by two warring gangs of thugs. When the old warlord died, he left it all to his weakling son. The next in command objects and forms his own gang. Sanjuro makes money by pitting the two sides against each other. Then Unosuke returns to town with a revolver. Sanjuro rescues beautiful Nui for her pathetic husband and son.
Many have drawn inspiration from this Akira Kurosawa movie. More importantly, they have drawn inspiration from this character. He is the iconic anti-hero and an inspiration for the man with no name. The movie starts with a son who runs away to be a hired thug. He rather live it up and die young than to live a long bland farmer's life. Then when Sanjuro first gets to town, he sees a dog walk off with a severed hand setting the tone for the movie. So much of this movie is memorable. When the gangs face off, they hilariously can't quite get the fight started. This character isn't the classic white hat good guy. He's in it for the money. Even the victims are pathetic to him, but he still has enough morality to rescue the innocent.
Many have drawn inspiration from this Akira Kurosawa movie. More importantly, they have drawn inspiration from this character. He is the iconic anti-hero and an inspiration for the man with no name. The movie starts with a son who runs away to be a hired thug. He rather live it up and die young than to live a long bland farmer's life. Then when Sanjuro first gets to town, he sees a dog walk off with a severed hand setting the tone for the movie. So much of this movie is memorable. When the gangs face off, they hilariously can't quite get the fight started. This character isn't the classic white hat good guy. He's in it for the money. Even the victims are pathetic to him, but he still has enough morality to rescue the innocent.