Sanjuro / Janus Films, Toho Company, Toho-Kurosawa production ; produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka and Ryuzo Kikushima ; screenplay by Ryuzo Kikushima Hideo Oguni and Akira Kurosawa ; directed by Akira Kurosawa.

Format Video (DVD)
EditionSpecial ed.; [widescreen].
Publication InfoIrvington, N.Y. : The Criterion Collection, [2007]
Description1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects

Other author/creatorKurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998.
Other author/creatorKikushima, Ryuzo.
Other author/creatorTanaka, Tomoyuki.
Other author/creatorMifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997.
Other author/creatorYamamoto, Shūgorō, 1903-1967. Peaceful Days.
Other author/creatorKurosawa Purodakushon.
Other author/creatorTōhō Kabushiki Kaisha.
Other author/creatorJanus Films.
Other author/creatorCriterion Collection (Firm)
SeriesCriterion collection ; 53
Criterion collection 53. ^A458475
Abstract "In this sly companion piece to Yojimbo, the jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of young warriors weed out their clan's evil influences, and in the process turns their image of a proper samurai on its ear."--Container.
General noteOriginally released as a motion picture in 1962.
General noteBased on the novel "Peaceful Days" by Shugoro Yamamoto.
General noteSpecial features: Audio commentary by film historian and Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince; a 45 minute documentary on the making of Yojimbo; theatrical trailer and teaser; stills gallery of behind the scenes photos; plus a booklet featuring an essay by critic Alexander Sesonske and notes from Kurosawa and his cast and crew.
CreditsCinematography, Fukuzo Koizumi and Takao Saito ; music, Masaro Sato.
Cast Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Keiju Kobayashi.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageIn Japanese with optional English subtitles.
ISBN193412107X
ISBN9781934121078
UPC 715515021524