Movie

Tsubaki Sanjuro

2007 · 119 min

A wry, unhurried samurai tale where quiet wit and sudden swordplay keep you leaning in with a grin.

Tagline: A scruffy master-less samurai decides to help a group of young warriors whose leader was taken captive by a gang of ambitious officers.
Overview: "Tsubaki Sanjuro" is a remake of Sanjuro (1962) by Akira Kurosawa. Sanjuro returns with sharper, faster, subtler sword, talking and perception. He uses them to settle the trouble and uses them good!
How it feels: Warm, satirical, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Loyalty, justice, corruption, deception
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore. No sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: loyalty
justice
corruption
deception
friendship
Places: small town
single country house
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence strong
Sex none