In the sequel to his Yojimbo, Kurosawa, keeping a smart eye on the box-office, choreographs even wilder, grander action scenes; however, the inherent confidence and joviality of a successful film formula somewhat diminish the misanthropic, iconoclastic snarl of the earlier film. Mifune, Nakadai, and Kurosawa's stock company of jibbering-monkey performers remain tremendously energetic. And the climactic toe-to-toe, draw-and-slice showdown features a sword trick so neat and so devastating that no one -- not anyone in the film nor anyone in the audience -- can believe his eyes. (1963) — Duncan Shepherd
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