
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk merchant Tazaemon and sake merchant Tokuemon to hire him as a personal bodyguard, then artfully sets in motion a full-scale gang war between the two ambitious and unscrupulous men.

as Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai

as Unosuke, gunfighter

as Nui

as Orin

as Inokichi

as Seibê - brothel operator

as Tokuemon, sake brewer

as Yoichiro

as Kohei's Son

as Gonji, Tavern Keeper

as Tazaemon

as Hansuke

as The Cooper (Coffin-Maker)

as Homma, Instructor Who Skips Town

as Ushitora

as Kuma

as Ronin Kobuhachi

as First Samurai

as First Foot Soldier

as Kame

as Kannuki the Giant

as Kohei

as Magotaro

as Roku - Samurai Whose Arm is Cut

as Matsukichi

as Kumosuke

as Ushitora Follower

as Yahachi

as Sukeju

as Second Samurai

as Farmer

as Traveler

as Farmer's Ex-wife

as Seibei Follower

as Seibei Follower

as Seibei Follower


as Ushitora Follower

as Seibei Follower

as Ushitora Follower

as Ushitora Follower

as Ushitora Follower

as Seibei Follower


as Second Foot Soldier

as Ushitora Follower

as Seibei Follower

as Ushitora Follower

as Woman at Seibei's House

as Woman at Seibei's House

as Woman at Seibei's House