Sanjuro (Tsubaki Sanjûrô) Friday, August 22, 2025 7 p.m.-8:45 p.m.
In this sly companion piece to Yojimbo, jaded samurai Sanjuro (Toshiro Mifune) 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. Less brazen in tone than its predecessor but equally entertaining, this classic character’s return is a masterpiece in its own right.
Tickets Available Soon
- $9 general admission; $7 MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+)
Plan Your Visit
- This screening takes place in Brown Auditorium Theater in the Law Building.
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Community Partner: Japan-American Society of Houston
Underwriting for the Film Department is provided by Tenaris and American Friends of Fundacion Proa Inc., The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation, and the Vaughn Foundation.
Generous funding is provided by The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea; Foundation for Independent Media Arts; Nina and Michael Zilkha; Lois Chiles; Franci Neely; Carrin Patman and Jim Derrick; Ms. Laurence Unger; and ILEX Foundation.
Sanjuro (Tsubaki Sanjûrô)
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
(Japan, 1962, 95 minutes, in Japanese with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digital