Every day, Watch This offers staff recommendations inspired by a new movie coming out that week. This week: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has us thinking about swordplay. Sanjuro (1962) In 1961, ...
Actor Tatsuya Nakadai thoroughly practiced the martial art of iaido for the final duel scene of “Tsubaki Sanjuro” (“Sanjuro” in English), the 1962 period drama directed by Akira Kurosawa. Placing ...