Sanjuro is the English title for Tsubaki Sanjūrō (椿三十郎, Tsubaki Sanjūrō), a 1962 black and white Japanese samurai film directed by Akira Kurosawa and starring Toshirō Mifune. It is a sequel to Kurosawa's previous film Yojimbo, with Mifune reprising his role as a wandering ronin. The film combines action and humour, and is lighter in tone than its predecessor.