Sanjuro: Sanjuro/Hanbei

Toshiro Mifune participated in many sword fights – and other fights – in his long and storied career. But one of the best is Sanjuro’s version of the gunfighters’ standoff. As Sanjuro’s opposite number Hanbei challenges the wandering samurai to one last fight, Sanjuro attempts to put him off. But Hanbei refuses and the pair face each other at very close quarters. It is less of a fight and more of a battle of wills – blink and you’ll miss the moment when Sanjuro draws his sword.