Sanjuro is good, but not even close to Yojimbo's league. Sanjuro probably isn't even one of his top 6 movies. Mifune and Nakadai are fine, but the women are irritating (in a way and to a degree that perhaps Japanese women have perfected, speaking as someone who knows Japanese women). There just really isn't that much to this. I believe those who say he was forced to make this movie and made it as a bit of a joke. It is that far below his standard of excellence. I've seen Yojimbo 3x. This once. I'd watch Yojimbo again before this. My question is; can some film school dropout explain the supposed point of the fountain of blood in the final scene?
Review of Sanjuro
