Made just one year later, Sanjuro matches Yojimbo’s storytelling dexterity yet adds layers of world-weary pragmatism that brings the two films to a thrilling and unforgettable conclusion.

The world's most dangerous secret lies between them.

One reason movie lovers the world over hold the filmmaker ... was cemented by two Kurosawa films from the following decade: “Yojimbo” (1961) and “Sanjuro (1962). Now, having given “Seven ...