"TOHO CO., LTD." "A TOHO-KUROSAWA PRODUCTION" "SANJURO" "Produced by TOMO YUKI TANAKA and RYUZO KIKUSHIMA" "screenplay by RYUZO KIKUSHIMA HIDEO OGUNI and AKIRA KUROSAWA" "Based on the novel Peaceful Days by SHUGORO YAMAMOTO" "Cinematography by FUKUZO KOIZUMI and TAKAO SAITO" "Production Design by YOSHIRO MURAKI Music by MASARU SATO" "Assistant Director SHIRO MORITANI Production Manager HIROSHI NEZU" "Starring" "TOSHIRO MIFUNE" "TATSUYA NAKADAI KEIJU KOBAYASHI" "YUZO KAYAMA REIKO DAN" "TAKASHI SHIMURA KAMATARI FUJIWARA" "TAKAKO IRIE, MASAO SHIMIZU YUNOSUKE ITO" "AKIRA KUBO, HIROSHI TACHIKAWA YOSHIO TSUCHIYA" "KUNIE TANAKA, TATSUYOSHI EHARA AKIHIKO HIRATA" "TORANOSUKE OGAWA KENZO MATSUI, TATSUHIKO HARI" "Directed by AKIRA KUROSAWA" "So Mutsuta refused?" "Count my uncle out." "I gave him our proposal to purge the clan of corruption." "He just glanced at it and said, "I'm aware of the situation."" " Then why does he do nothing?" " I asked him that." ""Why overlook the corruption of your vice-chamberIain and provincial steward in the daimyo's absence?"" "He smiled and said," ""Perhaps I'm behind it." "You all think I'm a good-natured haIfwit, a scarecrow who'II do your bidding." "people aren't what they seem." "Be careful." "You'd never suspect who the worst are." "Be careful."" "Then he tore " " He tore it up?" "He really went too far." "And then?" "I gave up on him." "I met with Superintendent Kikui, as we planned." "What did he say?" "He understood our position, just as expected." "At first he seemed troubled and said he'd discuss it with my uncle, but when I told him my uncle's words, he was shocked." "He thought about it and said, "AII right." "I'm with you." "I'd Iike to talk with your group." "Gather all your men quickly."" "There you have it." " Kikui's the real thing!" " We can reason with him." "He's extremely influential." "He's no good-natured scarecrow." "Wait just a minute." " That's quite a story." " You heard us?" "Stop him!" "ImbeciIe." "Do I Iook like I'm going anywhere?" "What the hell are you doing here?" "It's a free room for the night." "By the way, you should be glad I overheard you." ""The spectator sees more than the player." He can judge the right course of action." "Listen." "If you ask me, the chamberlain is the real thing, and the superintendent is a phony." "What?" "Such insolence won't go unpunished!" "Don't get all testy." "I haven't seen either of their faces, so I can't be fooled by their looks." "The chamberlain is ugly, isn't he?" "I guess I must be right." "But judging from your story, he must be a great man who doesn't care if you think he's a fool." "But this Superintendent Kikui " "You say he's the real thing, "just as expected."" "That must mean he looks the part." "Am I right?" "But people aren't what they seem." "Be careful." "Enough!" "What does a worthless ronin know?" "I'm just repeating what the chamberlain said." "Don't you get it?" "His words were even more precise:" ""You'd never suspect who the worst are." "Be careful."" "I may be wrong, but it sounds like Kikui is the rotten one." "fool!" "Quiet down and listen." "What's the superintendent's job?" "To quiet discord in the ranks, right?" "Instead, he's inciting you to revolt." "Don't you find that odd?" "What's more, he told you to gather quickly." "That's a bad sign." "If he's the mastermind, he can kill you all in one fell swoop." "Don't do as he says." "Just watch and wait." "But we're meeting him here tonight." "What?" "I was right." "Take a look." "We're completely surrounded." "Not even an ant could escape." "The foolishness never ends, does it?" "Put your swords away." "This is no time to play war." "Shut up!" "We're not listening to you!" "Suit yourselves." "I'm sure Kikui will be delighted to see you all dead." "But... we're surrounded." "Just leave it to me." "Superintendent Kikui sent us." "Surrender!" "You're surrounded!" "Do not resist!" "What a racket!" "What do you want?" "What do you think you're doing?" "Take your shoes off before you go in my room!" "Who is this guy?" "So... you wanna fight?" "Watch out." "You woke me up, and I'm in a bad mood." "pull back!" "It's not him we're looking for." "Besides, disposing of this one would take too long." "You're quite able." "If you wish to serve our clan, come see me at the superintendent's estate." "My name is Hanbei Muroto." "It's safe now." "Come out." "We don't know how to thank you." "No thanks needed, but some money would be nice." "I've been starving for days." "A cup of sake and some food's enough." "This'II do." "See ya around." "But what will you do now?" "You've opened our eyes." "We'II rush to apologize to my uncle and follow his instructions." "Very reasonable." "Good boys." "Wait." "That won't do." "The chamberlain's in danger now." " The chamberlain?" " That's right." "If I were Kikui, I'd arrest him, since he seems to know that Kikui is behind the corruption." " Where are you going?" " To my uncle's." "So they can catch you?" "They know you." "Show your face and you're finished." "But it's my fault." "If I hadn't been so stupid " "We're all responsible." "You were just following our plan." "But if anything happens to my uncle " "Idiot!" "Stop saying "my uncle"!" "You can't just act on your own whims." "That's right." "The nine of us are in this together." "The ten of us!" "I can't watch you blunder your way to your deaths." "It's quiet." "Everything seems all right." "No, something's wrong." "The shutters are usually closed now." "Are there fish in this pond?" "A Iot of big carp." "Must have been a fish." "Just as you suspected." "Those three are Kikui's men." "That's my uncle's room." "He must be in trouble." "Don't be hasty." "Let's wait and see." "We can't move like this, Iike a centipede." "Is there somewhere we can hide?" "There's a barn just ahead." "Good." "Let's go." "Koiso!" "What's wrong?" "Master Izaka!" "fool!" "This is no time for tears." "My lord is in terrible trouble!" "calm down." "tell us what happened." "The superintendent suddenly arrived with a host of men." "We were eating " " Never mind that." "Where's my uncle?" "Ten men took him away." "Where the hell were the guards?" "They were taken by surprise and locked up in the main house." "And my aunt?" "I don't know." "probably under watch somewhere." "And Chidori?" "I think she's with her mother." " How many men are on watch?" " Fourteen or 15." "Then how did you escape?" "The sentries asked me to get some sake, so I pretended to go to the kitchen." " Unaccompanied?" " A man followed me the first time." "This time they let me go alone." "Send her right back." " Send her back?" " Yes, to Kikui's men." "Too bad, since she managed to get away, but they'II raise the alarm if she disappears." "Best to get them drunk on sake." "Then we can rescue the chamberlain's old lady and the girl." "I see." "Koiso, will you go back?" "Yes, I will." "Now there's a samurai." "More reliable than all of you." "We're grateful, but please watch your language." "calling the chamberlain's wife his "old lady"..." "And it's annoying to have you decide our every move." "You want to rescue the ladies first, but the chamberlain's safety is more pressing." "Very well." "Where is he then?" "We can't rescue him without knowing where he is." "What's the superintendent planning to do with him?" "We can't do anything without knowing that." "Kikui must've told the old lady why he hauled her husband off." "Don't you wanna ask her what she knows?" "Understand now?" "Good." "Now split up." "You three and I will rescue the old lady." "The rest of you, look for the chamberlain." "We'II meet in a safe place." "Is there anything around here?" "We can't go far at night with the ladies in tow." "My house is closest." "Are you crazy?" "You're next door to Kurofuji." " Who's Kurofuji?" " One of the traitors." "A vice-chamberIain." "Sounds like fun." "Let's meet there." "That's ridiculous!" "Were you born in the Year of the Ox?" "You always fly off the handle." "Nobody thinks to look right under his own nose." "There are three guards." "I'II knock one down, and you two take him prisoner." "Don't kill him." "He may tell us where the chamberlain is." "while I do away with the other two, you rush in and rescue the women folk." "We'II meet back at the barn." "Got it?" "Why are you looking at me like that?" "You want to draw your swords?" "Forget it." "A stupid friend's sword is deadlier than an enemy's." "I don't want to get cut to pieces." "That's the guardhouse." "Your plan seems to have worked." "Now's our chance." "That was close." "They've changed the guard." "Muroto." "You just met him at the shrine." "He offered me a job." "What's he do for Kikui?" " Henchman and enforcer." "Let's go now." "He's alone." "Are you blind?" "Those three guards are kitty cats." "He may be alone, but he's a tiger." "What's the hell's that racket?" "The guards are drunk, sir." "Your faces are red." "Wash them in the pond." "Do it!" "I'm going to the main house." "Stand guard." "Kikui said he arrested uncle to stop him from destroying evidence of corruption." "Is that right?" "He thought of everything, didn't he?" "Who is that gentleman?" "It's hard to explain." "A strange series of events has made him our ally." "Indeed, he saved our lives." " Is that so?" "Thank you." "What's keeping those two?" "It's dangerous staying here." "Yes, but I've never run so in my entire life." "I must rest a bit or I shan't even be able to walk." "This is my first time here." "The hay smells lovely." "I Iove this smell." "We come here often, don't we, Iori?" "I'II find those two." "Why do you two come here?" "It's so quiet, even in the daytime." "You can lean back in the hay and feel like you're floating." "enveloped in its scent, you drift into a dreamy haze." "You know," "I even fell asleep once on Iori's arm." "Not very ladylike." "But... actually... it does smell nice." "No wonder they were late." "They were dunking his head in the pond to make him spit out my uncle's location." "Stubborn bastard wouldn't talk." " only spat out water, eh?" " He may not know anything." "Why should I talk?" "Son of a bitch!" "What do we do?" "He saw our faces." "We have to kill him." "That just won't do." "And you killed the other two as well, didn't you?" "I did it to rescue you." "I had no choice." "I hesitate to say this after you so kindly saved us, but killing people is a bad habit." "You gIisten too brightly." " GIisten?" " Yes." "Like a drawn sword." "A drawn sword?" "You're like a sword without a sheath." "You cut well, but the best sword is kept in its sheath." "So what do we do with him?" "Come with us, will you?" "We won't harm you." " Over here!" " What is it?" "Hurry!" "Over the rear wall!" "That way!" "Guard the front gate!" "Hurry!" "That may be easy for you, but for us it's impossible." "Just try." "We can't." "Isn't that right, Mother?" "Hurry!" "Use me as a footstool." " No, I couldn't." " Never mind that." "But " "No buts." "Your hesitation will force me to kill more men." "Hurry!" "please forgive me." "please hurry." "We can't let Kurofuji's men see us." " I'm hungry." "Get me some food." " The servants are making rice balls." "Got any sake?" "This is no time for drinking." "We need to plan our next steps." "I'm smarter when I drink." "Sounds like Kikui plans to pin his crimes on ChamberIain Mutsuta." "They may even force him to write a confession, and then " "And then what?" "You can be frank with us." "They'II make him commit harakiri." "What shall we do, Mother?" "There's nothing to fear." "Your father is a shrewd old fox." "It won't be easy to make him commit harakiri." "Now, what do you gentlemen intend to do next?" "First we'II find uncle and bring him back." "Then " "That's all you need to do." "Pinning the blame on your uncle is practically a confession of guilt." "If we rescue him, they're finished." "That's quite correct." "But can we get him back?" "If not, we're the ones who're finished." "well, then, please do your best." "But please refrain from excessive violence." "By the way, may we know your name?" "My name?" "My name is..." "Sanjuro Tsubaki..." "(30-year-oId CameIIia) though I'm now almost 40." "You're a most interesting man." "Speaking of camellias, those are truly splendid." "Kurofuji's estate has so many that it's called CameIIia Mansion." "Let's see what they're up to." "Anything happening?" "It's very quiet." "Who's there?" "It's just the camellias." "Why don't you calm down and have another drink?" "But Kurofuji, what's going to happen?" "I doubt Mutsuta will write a confession so easily." "Leave that to Kikui." "Have a drink." "But Kikui's made one blunder after another." "ChamberIain Mutsuta is making trouble." "We underestimated him." " You mean " "No, there's still a way." "We'II use his wife and daughter." "Who's there?" " Muroto." "Muroto's reporting to Kurofuji right now." "telling him he lost my aunt and Chidori, no doubt." "If he's taking that report next door, that means the traitors are there right now." "The three of them must be hatching a scheme." "If they're in that house, my uncle must be there too." "You idiot!" "What were the guards doing?" "Now what?" "We can't use the women anymore." "actually, we can." "Mutsuta doesn't know we lost them." "The problem is, they must be watching our homes." "They saw you enter." "They'II know we're here." " We're in danger!" " Don't worry." "I sent messengers to your homes as well." "Something's fishy at Kikui's place." "A man just rushed in." "What?" "There's a commotion at Takebayashi's." "A messenger just barreled in." "It seems they're not together." "Then where's my uncle?" "They'II eventually have to meet where they have him confined." "We must wait for now." "Don't just wait." "The chamberlain has disappeared." "Raise a stink so people demand to know why." "They want to kill him before that happens." "Don't let them." "They'II panic and have a meeting." " The emergency drum!" " What's going on?" "It's part of our plan." ""We have found that ChamberIain Mutsuta abused his authority." "Accused of malfeasance, he tried to destroy the evidence." "Therefore, the elders have sent a messenger to Edo for instructions and detained the chamberlain as a precaution." "He seems to have many followers." "Remain calm." "Do not let them incite you." "Superintendent Kikui."" "They beat us to the punch." "They're clever enemies." "This is bad." "With the clan on their side, we can't do anything." "Whatever we do only proves their claims." "meanwhile, they'II have time to carry out their plan." "They won't make any rash moves." " Yes, they will." "They don't know there are only ten of us." "They said "many followers," right?" "They can't sit idly by." "At any rate, we've done everything we could." "Relax, Takebayashi." "We must focus on breaking Mutsuta down." "And his men?" "Their hands are tied." "That's what worries me." "Desperate men will try anything." "They're too dangerous." "We must act." "Very well." "Here's what we'II do." "We'II lure them out once again, and then " "How will you do that?" "There's one way:" "Let them know where the chamberlain is." "As you said, they're desperate and will try anything to get him back." "We'II arrest them when they arrive." "Idiot!" "Are you mad?" "I was afraid it wouId come to this." " Listen." "It won't be here, of course." "We can lure them to a place of our choosing." "We just let them know where we'II be meeting." " Never!" " Don't worry." "There'II be no danger." "Our paIanquins will arrive at the meeting, but we don't have to be in them." "They're finally making a move!" "I'II follow them." "tell the others." "Kurofuji left in a palanquin." "Kurofuji's arrived at Kikui's house." " Kikui's house?" " That means " "Two paIanquins have left Kikui's." " Two?" " Kurofuji and Kikui." "Where the hell are they going?" "They've entered Takebayashi's compound." "AII three in the same place?" " That means " " Yes, it must." "Three paIanquins have left Takebayashi's place." "They took the Akamatsu road west." " West?" "Kurofuji's villa is along that road." "That's the place." "Let's go!" "Wait." "If their men see you, you're in trouble." "But there's only one guard per paIanquin." "This is fishy." "The ten of us could easily capture them all." "Good idea!" "Capture them, then make 'em talk." "fool!" "Doesn't it seem too good to be true?" "And if it seems so, it usually is." "But we can't let this chance slip away." "Let's follow them for now." "Circumstances will decide whether we attack or not." "What do you say?" "It's a stupid plan, but some excitement might keep me awake." " Are they really inside?" " How should he know?" "Are there any booby traps?" "Idiot!" "That's even harder to tell." "What about hidden guards?" "None at all." "Good, Iet's attack." "quickly, before they enter the villa!" "Wait." "I don't like the looks of this." "I told you to wait." "Something's not right here." " Shut up!" "Suit yourselves." "It isn't my problem." "Let's go!" "Pardon us." "These seem to be the palanquins of our clan leaders." "We learned today of the chamberlain's misdeeds and that he has many followers." "It's careless to have so few guards." "We offer you our services." "Surrender!" "You're under arrest!" "Under arrest?" "Don't play dumb!" "Do you claim not to be the chamberlain's men?" "The chamberlain's men?" "That's ridiculous!" "Your denials ring hollow!" "This is all Lord Kikui's trap." "You followed these decoy paIanquins right to your own downfall." "Wait." "I'm out of patience." "I've had enough of you idiots." "How did you get out?" "I happened to sneeze loudly, and the lady heard me." "She let me out of the closet." "This fool's wearing my best kimono." "I apologize." "She let me wear it." "But why didn't you escape?" "It never occurred to the lady that I would, so I couldn't." "also, I've overheard your discussions since last night, and they contradict everything I've been told." "I've learned a great deal." "Now, if you'II excuse me." "The lady is hopelessly naïve." "She's a little slow, that's all." "So you mean the horsemen weren't the conspirators?" "Yes." "We know that... because we released them, but they refused to go." "They even went to the estate, demanding an explanation." "Trapped by your own little tricks!" "You've made yet more enemies." "I wonder about that." "They were coming to our defense." "If we explain why we used the decoys, they may agree to help us." "What do you think?" "Indeed." "They're proud of their skills and will gladly use them to aid us." "Good." "Add them to my roster and send them here." "This isn't like you." "That will reveal that we're here." "And why not?" "It's time for a showdown." "We've come as far as we can." "Judging from those horsemen, the clan members are all on the traitors' side." "That's right." "We're as good as dead." "We don't stand a chance, do we?" "It doesn't matter." "Live or die, the nine of us are together." "Ten of us." "I'II go see Kikui." "What for?" "To offer my services." "Muroto kindly offered me a job." " Where are you going?" " After him." " To see what he's up to." " What if he betrays us?" "Idiots!" "Why tell us his plan if he intends to betray us?" "Muroto's invitation allows him to look around the grounds." " I agree." " Me too."