One reason movie ... for full appreciation. In fact, “Sanjuro”—based on a novel, unlike its predecessor—was a repurposed project prompted by the unexpected success of “Yojimbo ...

One reason movie lovers the world over hold the filmmaker ... was cemented by two Kurosawa films from the following decade: “Yojimbo” (1961) and “Sanjuro (1962). Now, having given “Seven ...